Free Test Advent of Europeans – Civil S...

Q1: Which European power was the first to arrive in India?

A. Dutch B. British C. Portuguese D. French

Q2: Who discovered the sea route to India?

A. Christopher Columbus B. Vasco da Gama C. Marco Polo D. Bartholomew Diaz

Q3: In which year did the Portuguese arrive in India?

A. 1600 B. 1492 C. 1498 D. 1505

Q4: The first Governor of Portuguese in India was?

A. Almeida B. Albuquerque C. Vasco da Gama D. Da Cunha

Q5: The English East India Company was formed in the year?

A. 1600 B. 1608 C. 1612 D. 1620

Q6: Where was the first English factory established in India?

A. Bombay B. Surat C. Calcutta D. Madras

Q7: Who granted permission to the British to trade in India?

A. Shivaji B. Akbar C. Jahangir D. Aurangzeb

Q8: Which European power was the last to arrive in India?

A. French B. Dutch C. Danish D. Portuguese

Q9: Which city was founded by the French in India?

A. Pondicherry B. Calicut C. Bombay D. Surat

Q10: The Danish East India Company established a settlement at?

A. Cochin B. Serampore C. Masulipatnam D. Pondicherry

Q11: Which European country established trade at Pulicat?

A. Dutch B. French C. Portuguese D. Danish

Q12: Which Governor-General abolished the dual system of administration?

A. Robert Clive B. Warren Hastings C. Cornwallis D. Dalhousie

Q13: Who introduced the policy of Subsidiary Alliance?

A. Dalhousie B. Hastings C. Clive D. Wellesley

Q14: Which battle laid the foundation of British rule in India?

A. Battle of Plassey B. Battle of Buxar C. Battle of Panipat D. Battle of Wandiwash

Q15: Who was the Nawab of Bengal during the Battle of Plassey?

A. Siraj-ud-Daulah B. Mir Jafar C. Shuja-ud-Daula D. Mir Qasim

Q16: Which European power lost to the British in the Battle of Wandiwash?

A. French B. Dutch C. Portuguese D. Danish

Q17: Which Portuguese viceroy conquered Goa?

A. Almeida B. Vasco da Gama C. Albuquerque D. Da Cunha

Q18: Who among the following introduced the “Blue Water Policy”?

A. Almeida B. Albuquerque C. Da Gama D. Cabral

Q19: Which year did the Dutch East India Company establish its presence in India?

A. 1602 B. 1610 C. 1605 D. 1624

Q20: Which was the headquarters of Portuguese in India?

A. Pondicherry B. Goa C. Calicut D. Surat

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