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Which European colony were the first to arrive in India?

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Portuguese

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Who was the first known European to reach the Indian Ocean from the Atlantic?

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Bartholomew Diaz

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Who discovered the sea route to India?

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Vasco da Gama

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When did Vasco da Gama reach India?

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1498

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Who piloted Vasco da Gama?

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Abdul Majid, a Gujarati

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Where did Vasco da Gama arrive at?

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Kochi or Kozhikode

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Who patronized Vasco da Gama?

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King Manuel I of Portuguese

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Who was the ruler of Kochi at the time of Vasco da Gama’s arrival? Which dynasty did he belong to?

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King Manna Vikrama of Zamorin of Calicut dynasty

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Who was the 2nd person after VdG to reach India? When?

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Pedro Alvarez Cabral, March, 1500

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When did VdG revisit India?

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1502

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Where were the two factories set up by VdG? When?

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1st Factory @ Cochi in 1503
2nd Factory @ Cannanore in 1505

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The Portuguese trading points or factories on land were known as

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Feitorias

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Consider the following statement about Feitorias:
I. These were the Portuguese trading points.
II. These were fortified trading outposts.
III. These were the bases for naval fleet called armadas.
Which of the statement(s) is/are correct?

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I and III only
[II. These were unfortified trading outposts]

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The early spice trade comprised of which of the following?
I. Pepper
II. Nutmeg
III. Cardamom
IV. Cinnamon

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I and IV only

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Who was the first Portuguese Viceroy of India? Mention the period of his office.

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Francisco de Almeida, 1505-1509

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Francisco de Almeida adopted the “Blue water policy”. What was its aim?

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To establish naval supremacy of Portuguese in Indian ocean, rather than over land.

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Who constructed Fort Anjediva?

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Francisco de Almeida

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The Portuguese fleet was attacked in 1508 by:

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Joint Muslim Naval Force comprising:
1. Gujarat Sultanate
2. Mameluk Egyptian Fleet
@ Chaul and Dabul

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Almeida defeated the joint muslim fleet in which battle

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Battle of Diu

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Which battle established Portuguese supremacy over Indian Ocean?

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Battle of Diu

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The real founder of Portuguese power in India is attributed to____

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Alfonzo de Albuquerque

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When did Albuquerque conquer Diu?

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1509

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When did Albuquerque conquer Goa? From whom?

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1510
Sultan of Bijapur Yusuf Adil Shah

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List two trading centres in Bengal that became Portuguese trading points:

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  1. Hooghly
  2. Balasore
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Which Portuguese governor abolished Sati in area under his control?
Alfonzo de Albuquerque
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Which Portuguese governor transferred the government head office from Cochin to Goa?
Nino de Cunha
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Which three settlements were under Portuguese till 1961?
1. Goa 2. Daman 3. Diu
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Who was the first Dutch traveller to reach India? When?
Cornelius de Houtman, 1596
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When was the Dutch East India company formed?
1602
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Where was the first Dutch factory set up in? When?
Masulipattnam in Andhra, 1605
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Where was the 2nd Dutch Factory set up at? When?
Petapuli, 1606
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Where did the Dutch set up its Headquarter? When?
Pulicat, 1610 [By signing a treaty with the king of Chandragiri]
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Dutch factories were set up at:
1. Kasimbazar 2. Karaikal 3. Balasore 4. Baranagore 5. Golconda
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The Dutch Headquarters were shifted from Pulicat to ______ in the year ____
Nagapattinam, 1690
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The head of Dutch factories were called ______
Factors
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Dutch model of trade was based on:
Cartel or Cooperative System
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When did Amboyna Massacre happen? Where was Amboyna?What is it all about?
1623 Amboyna is modern day Ambon Island in Indonesia Dutch killed 10 Englishmen and 9 Japanese in Amboyna Massacre
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The Dutch were defeated by the English in the _______ fought in the year _____
Battle of Bedar 1759
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Which company was nicknamed "John Company"? When was it formed? Who formed it?
East India Company 1599 Formed under auspices of a group of merchants known as *Merchant Adventurers*
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Who granted the royal charter to EIC? When?
Queen Elizabeth 1600
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Who was sent to the court of Jahangir, as a representative of EIC? When?
Captain Hawkins, 1608
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Who was the 1st Englishmen in India?
Captain Hawkins
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What was the name of the ship in which Hawkins arrived at India? Where did he dock his ship at?
Hector Surat
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The English opened their 1st factories in ____ in the year ___
Masulipatnam, 1611
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The British defeated the Portuguese in __________ fought in the year _____
Battle of Swally Hole near Surat 1611
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The first permanent factory of EIC was set up at ____ in the year ____
Surat 1613
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Consider the following statements; I. Thomas Roe was sent as an ambassador to the court of Shah Jahan in 1628 to obtain farman for trading II. Thomas Roe was sent by King William I III. Roe was successful in obtaining the farman permitting British to trade. Which of the following is/are INCORRECT?
I and II I. Thomas Roe was sent as an ambassador to the court of Jahangir in 1615 to obtain farman for trading II. Thomas Roe was sent by King James I
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When was the Golden Farman of Sultan of Golconda issued in favour of English? What were its provision?
1632 English were granted to trade freely from ports of Golconda on annual payment of 500 pagodas
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Who obtained the lease of Madras? From whom? When?
Francis Day From king of Chandragiri 1639
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What were the terms laid out by Raja of Chandagiri during leasing out Madras?
1. Company can fortify Madras 2. Can administer it 3. Can mint money on the condition of paying him half the customs revenue of the port
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What was the name of fortified settlement of Madras?
Fort St. George
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When was the fort of Devanampatna bought by British? What was renamed as?
1690 Fort St. David
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Where was the English East India Company's first factory in Bengal established? When?
Hugli 1651
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Who permitted the EIC to set up a factory at Hugli?
Subahdar of Bengal: Sultan Shuja (2nd son of Emperor Shah Jahan)
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When was the establishments of EIC in Bengal, Bihar, Orissa and Coromandel coast brought under Fort St. George?
1658
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Who established a factory at Sutanuti? When? When was it fortified? What was it called?
Job Charnock Established: 1690 Fortified: 1696 Was called Fort William
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Which farman is described as the Magna Carta of EIC? Who issued it?
Farman of 1717 issued by Farrukhsiyar
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The EIC obtained the Zamindari of Sutanuti, Kalikata and Govindpur from _____ in the year _____
Subahdar of Bengal: Azim-us-Shan in 1698
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King Charles II received ____ as dowry on marrying Portuguese Princess Catherine in the year ___
Bombay, 1662
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King Charles II transfered Bombay to the Company in the year _____ on annual rent of 10 pounds.
1668
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What was the name of the colony founded by the Danes near Serampore in Bengal? When?
Fredericknagore, 1755
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When did Denmark cede Serampore to Britain?
1845
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Which European colonial power was the last to arrive?
French
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What was the name of French Trading company? Who established it? When?
Companie des Indes Orientales Colbert 1664
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Which France emperor granted the license to Companie des Indes Orientales to trade with India and West Indies?
King Louis XIV
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Where was the 1st French factory set up at? When?
Surat, 1667
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Who was the Director General of 1st French factory in India?
Francis Caron
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When was the French factory set up at Masulipatnam?
1669
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Francis Caron was replaced by ______ in the year ____
Francois Martin, 1672
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Francois Martin received a village as grant from ___________ in the year _____ and founded it as __________
Sultan of Bijapur Sher Khan Lodhi, 1673, Pondicherry
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_______ emerged as French capital in India
Pondicherry
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Who was named the father of Pondicherry?
Francois Martin
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When was the town of Chandernagore built? By whom?
1674 By French
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Which treaty restored Pondicherry from Dutch back to French? When was it signed?
Treaty of Reswick 1697
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Name 4 bases of French from 1697 to 1739
1. Mahe 2. Karaikal 3. Balasore 4. Kasimbazar
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Which of the following were most sought commodities from India in Europe?
1. Pepper 2. Cinnamon 3. Cotton textile 4. Silk 5. Indigo 6. Saltpeter

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