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Who first came to India for trading purposes?
(a) The French
(b) The Dutch
(c) The Portuguese
(d) The English
Option c – The Portuguese
The first to come and last to leave India was
(a) The French
(b) The Portuguese
(c) The English
(d) The Dutch
Option b – The Portuguese
The Portuguese East India Company was known by the name
(a) Estado da India
(b) East India Company
(c) Company da and Oriental
(d) Varingde ost Indishe
Option a – Estado da India
Who were the first Europeans to set up sea trade centers in India?
(a) The English
(b) The French
(c) The Portuguese
(d) The Dutch
Option c – The Portuguese
During the Mughal period which one of the following traders first came to India?
(a) Portuguese
(b) English
(c) Dutch
(d) Danish
Option a – Portuguese
Which of the following place was the Headquarters of the Portuguese?
(a) Cochin
(b) Goa
(c) Calicut
(d) Coonoor
Option b – Goa
Among the following factories Bengal, the one established by the Portuguese was
(a) Kasim Bazar
(b) Chinsurah
(c) Hoogly
(d) Srirarmpur
Option c – Hoogly
Who discovered the sea route to India via cape of good hope?
(a) Vasco da Gama
(b) John Cobot
(c) Christopher Columbus
(d) Amundsen
Option a – Vasco da Gama
Vasco da Gama discovered the sea route to India in which of the following years?
(a) 1498
(b) 1492
(c) 1494
(d) 1453
Option a – 1498
Vasco da Gama reached to famous port of Calicut with the help of
(a) Gujarati navigator
(b) Bengali trader Manik Chand
(c) Arabian navigator lbn Majid
(d) None of the above
Option c – Arabian navigator lbn Majid
Name the Indian king who welcomed Portuguese sailor, Vasco da Gama at Calicut.
(a) Gaspar Correia
(b) Albuquerque
(c) de Almeida
(d) Zamorin
Option d – Zamorin
Who was the first Portuguese viceroy in India?
(a) Diaz
(b) Vasco da Gama
(c) Francisco de Almeida
(d) Albuquerque
Option c – Francisco de Almeida
Who is considered the real founder of Portuguese power in India?
(a) Vasco da Gama
(b) Albuquerque
(c) Francis Drake
(d) Almeida
Option b – Albuquerque
Which of the following is correct for the chronological sequence of Portuguese Governors?
(a) Francisco de Aimeida–Alfonso de Albuquerque-Nuno da Cunha-Martin Alfonso
(b) Francisco de Almeida-Martin Alfonso- Alfonso de Albuquerque Nuno da Cunha
(c) Martin Alfonso-Nuno da Cunha Francisco de Almeida-Alfonso de Albuquerque
(d) None of the above
Option d – None of the above
Which of the following is/are not correct regarding Alfonso De Albuquerque? I. He was the second Governor of Portuguese in India. II. He had captured Goa from the ruler of
Bijapur. III. He discouraged his countrymen to marry Indian women. IV. He consolidated Portuguese power in India. Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
(a) I and II
(b) Only II
(c) Only IV
(d) Only III
Option d – Only III
Consider the following statements. I. The Portuguese Governor Alfonso De Sousa had acquired Diu and Bassein from Bahadur Shah of Gujarat. II. The famous Jesuit Saint Francisco Xavier came to India with Alfonso de Sousa. Which of the following statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) Only I
(b) Only II
(c) Both l and Il
(d) Neither I nor II
Option b – Only II
The cotton clothes of Calicut, which were taken by the Portuguese, were commonly called in Europe as
(a) Calco
(b) Calico
(c) Cotex
(d) None of these
Option b – Calico
(a) De Almeida
(b) Albuquerque
(c) Dupleix
(d) Robert Clive
Option a – De Almeida
With reference to Pondicherry (now Puducherry), consider the following. I. The first European power to occupy Pondicherry was the Portuguese. II. The second European power to occupy Pondichery was the French. III. The English never occupied Pondicherry. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) Only I
(b) II and III
(c) Only III
(d) All of these
Option a – Only I
Which among the following statements are correct with regard to the Portuguese in India? I. They had a monopoly over Eastern trade in the 16th century. II. They possessed Mumbai in the beginning. III. They had trading settlements at Cochin, Daman, and Diu. IV. The Mughals denied them any trading concessions. Codes
(a) I, II, and III
(b) ll, III, and IV
(c) I, II, and IV
(d) I and III
Option d – I and III
Consider the following statements regarding Portuguese. I. Their first effort to establish commerce
in Bengal was made for Chittagong. II. The second settlement at Hugh was granted to them by Akbar in 1579-80. III. The third settlement was established at Bandel through a Firman of Shah Jahan in 1633. IV. The Portuguese lost Hormuz in 1622 to the Mughals. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) I and III
(b) Only IV
(c) Only III
(d) None of the above
Option c – Only III
Where did the Portuguese construct their first fort in India?
(a) Anjidiv
(b) Coonoor
(c) Cochin
(d) Goa
Option c – Cochin
Who used Hooghly as a base for piracy in the Bay of Bengal?
(a) Dutch
(b) French
(c) Portuguese
(d) English
Option c – Portuguese
The ruler of Gujarat Bahadur Shah was killed in conflict with
(a) Dutch
(b) English
(c) Portuguese
(d) French
Option c – Portuguese
Which one of the following crops were introduced by the Portuguese in India?
(a) Opium
(b) Coffee
(c) Betal leaf
(d) Chili
Option d – Chili
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