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The city that was considered as the gateway to European trade.

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Constantinople

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The merchants who gained a monopoly over European trade

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Italians

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The merchants who gained a monopoly over Asian trade

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Arabs

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Constantinople was captured by the Turks in

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1453

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Vasco da Gama landed in Kappadu in

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1498

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The first to re-establish trade between India and Europe

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Portuguese

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Alfonso de Albuquerque waged war against the sultan of Bijapur in

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1510

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The administrative center of the Portuguese in India was

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goa

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The dutch UEIC was formed in

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1602

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The English started their first warehouse at

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Surat

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Sir Thomas Roe arrived at the court of Jahangir in

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1617

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The English took Madras in the year

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1639

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St. Fort George was established by the

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English

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Charles the second gave Bombay to the EIC in

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1668

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Fort William was built in the year

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1690

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The English made this city as their capital city

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Calcutta

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17
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The French EIC was established in

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1664

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The first factory of French was started at

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Surat

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19
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Pondicherry was developed as a trade center in

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1674

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The duration of the first Carnatic war was between

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1746-1748

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The second Carnatic war ended with the treaty of

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Pondicherry

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The third Carnatic war ended with the treaty of Paris in

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1763

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The dasthakathas were issued to the British by the Mughal ruler

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Faruk Shiara

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Nawab of Bengal Aliwardi Khan died in the year

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1756

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25
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The battle of Plassey was fought in

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1757

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The military head of Siraj ud Daula was

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Mir Jafar

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The battle of Buxar was fought in the year

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1764

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The British army at Buxar was led by

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Hector Munro

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The combined army against the British in Buxar was led by

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Mir Qasim

30
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Robert Clive introduced Duel Government in

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1765

31
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What was in great demand in the European market?

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Indian spices

32
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Who gained a monopoly in Asian countries and in Europe?

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Asians and Italians

33
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Who captured Constantinople in 1453?

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Ottoman Turks

34
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Who attempted to break the monopoly of Italian traders

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Portugal and Spain

35
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Who was Vasco da Gama?

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A Portuguese sailor

36
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Where did Vasco da Gama reach?

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Kappadu near Calicut

37
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Who was considered as the real founder of the Portuguese in India?

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Alfonso de Albuquerque

38
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Who implemented the Bluewater theory?

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Fransisco de Almeida

39
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Who had an absolute monopoly over Indian trade for almost a century?

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Portuguese

40
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Why did the Portuguese and the Dutch power decline?

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British and French competition

41
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Where did the English establish their first warehouse?

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Surat

42
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From whom did the British take Madras?

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The king of Chandragiri

43
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Which was the capital city of the English?

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Calcutta

44
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What did the English implement in the areas under their control?

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Civil and Criminal procedure codes

45
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Where did the French start their company in India?

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Valikandapuram

46
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What led to the three Carnatic wars?

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Competition for supremacy over India between the British and the French.

47
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Who was the nawab of Carnatic during the first war?

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Anwaruddin

48
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How did the first Carnatic war end?

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With a treaty in Europe called the treaty of ‘Aix la Chapelle’

49
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Whom did the French make as the Nizam of Hyderabad?

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Salabath Jung

50
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Whom did the English make as the Nawab of Carnatic?

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Chandasaheb

51
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How did the second Carnatic war come to an end?

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Treaty of Pondicherry

52
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Who attempted to besiege Wandiwagh in 1760?

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Comte de Lally

53
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What were the dasthakathas known as

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The license to import and export without paying tax.

54
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Who replaced Mir Jafar as the Nawab of Bengal?

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Mir Qasim

55
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Who introduced the dual-government

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Robert Clive

56
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Name the spices that were in demand in Europe?

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Pepper, cardamom, ginger

57
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Mention the provided impetus to sailors?

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Compass, Astrolabe, and gun powder

58
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Who came as viceroy after Vasco da Gama? What did he implement?

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Fransisco de Almeida and he implemented the Bluewater policy.

59
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Where did the Dutch establish warehouses? What was the result?

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Surat, Broach, Cambe, Cochin, Nagapatnam, Masulipatnam, and Chinasur. With this, they broke the monopoly of the Portuguese.

60
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Who permitted Sir Thomas Roe? Where did he establish factories?

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Jahangir

Agra, Ahmedabad, and Broach.

61
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Where did the French establish their first factory? Where were the other factories established?

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Surat

Kasim bazaar, Karaikal, Machalipatnam, Chandranagar.

62
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What ambition did Dupleix have? What did it lead to?

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He dreamt of achieving French hegemony over India.

It led to clashes between the British and the French.

63
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Who captured Madras? What did it lead to?

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La Bourdanais captured Madras.

It led to the first Carnatic war.

64
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What were the results of the second Carnatic war?

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  • Chandasaheb was defeated and imprisoned
  • Mohammad Ali, the son of Anwaruddin was named as the nawab of Carnatic.
  • The treaty of Pondicherry was signed.
  • The French suffered a political setback.
  • The English rejoiced.
65
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What was the cause of the third Carnatic war? What were the results?

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REASONS

  • Count de Lally of the French attempted to besiege Wandiwash in 1760
  • Sir Eyre Coote of the English defeated the French and imprisoned Bussi
  • Eyre Coote attacked Pondicherry and Lally had to surrender.

RESULTS

  • The French lost all their bases in India (due to all three Carnatic wars)
  • The treaty of Paris was signed 1763
  • The French lost their importance
  • The English consolidated their power in India
66
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Who opposed the misuse of the English? What were its results?

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All nawabs from Murshid Ali to Ali WardhiKhan opposed this

*The confrontation between the nawabs and the company.

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