advent of europeans Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions

Question : 26 [UPPCS (Mains) 2007]

Who were the first Europeans to come to India for trade?

a) Dutch

b) English

c) French

d) Portuguese

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Question : 27 [IAS (Pre) 2007]

Who among the following Europeans, was the last to come to pre-independence India as traders?

a) Dutch

b) English

c) French

d) Portuguese

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Question : 28

Treaty of Bassein was signed between

a) Raghunath Rao and the British

b) Mahadji Scindia and the British

c) Baji Rao II and the British

d) Holkar and Scindia

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Question : 29 [Uttarakhand PCS (Pre) 2004]

Who were the first Europeans to set up sea trade centres in India?

a) The English

b) The French

c) The Portuguese

d) The Dutch

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Question : 30

The positive effects of the beginning of European commerce in India were

1. International market relations were set-up
2. Quantity of Indian export increased
3. Commercialization of agriculture started
4. Production of food crops increased steeply

Select the correct option from the codes given below:

a) 1, 2 and 3 only

b) 1, 2 and 4 only

c) 1 and 4 only

d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

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