1. Which battle ended the rule of Dutch in India ?
A. Battle of wandiwash
B. Battle of Bedara
C. Battle of Chinsurah
D. Battle of Swally
ANSWER: B.Battle of Bedara
SOLUTION : Battle of Bedara
2. Between Dutch and Whom, the Battle of Bedara was fought ?
A. French
B. Britishers
C. Danes
D. Portuguese
ANSWER: B.Britishers
SOLUTION:
The Battle of Bedara, also known as the Battle of Chinsurah or the Battle of Hooghly, was fought between the British and the Dutch on November 25, 1759.
3. When did the Battle of Bedara took place?
A. 1760 AD
B. 1759 AD
C. 1780 AD
D. 1779 AD
ANSWER : B.1759 AD
SOLUTION:
The Battle of Bedara was fought on 25 November 1759 between the British and the Dutch Army. The Dutch army was decisively defeated by the British and after that, they left India and went to Indonesia.
4. Where did the Dutch mint their coin ‘ Pagoda’?
A. Masulipatnam
B. Nagapattinam
C. Surat
D. Chandragiri
ANSWER: D.Chandragiri
SOLUTION:
In 1610, the Dutch agreed with the monarch of Chandragiri to build a new factory and make Pulicat their headquarters. The Dutch mint their Pagoda coin here.
5. The Dutch first established their hold in India in 1605 at __________.
A. Gujarat
B. Surat
C. Masulipatnam
D. Goa
ANSWER: C.Masulipatnam
SOLUTION:
As Dutch established their first factory at Masulipatam (AP) in 1605. Their second factory was established at Pulicat in 1610.
6. Who among the following are the first Europeans to leave India ?
A. Dutch
B. Portuguese
C. French
D. British
ANSWER:A.Dutch
SOLUTION:
Dutch
7. Which of the following is the second to arrive in India ?
A. Dutch
B. Portuguese
C. French
D. British
ANSWER: A.Dutch
SOLUTION :
The Dutch were the second European power to arrive in India, after the Portuguese in 1498. The Dutch arrived in 1605.
8. Dutch captured Nagapattinam in 1676 by defeating which European Power?
A. Dutch
B. British
C. French
D. Portuguese
ANSWER: D.Portuguese
SOLUTION:
Captured Nagapattinam, near Madras (Today’s Chennai) from the Portuguese
9. The battle between ‘ Dutch East India Company’ & ‘ The State of Travancore Army’ in 1741 is known as __________.
A. Battle of Bedara
B. Battle of Swally
C. Battle of Colachel
D. Battle of Chinsurab
ANSWER: C.Battle of Colachel
SOLUTION:
The Battle of Colachel (Kulachal) was fought between the Kingdom of Travancore and the Dutch East India Company in August 1741. The battle resulted in a famous victory for the Travancore forces, forever ending Dutch colonial endeavours in the Indian subcontinent.
10. In which year did Dutch East India Company established ?
A. 1600
B. 1602
C. 1605
D. 1609
ANSWER: B.1602
SOLUTION:
Dutch East India Company, trading company founded in the Dutch Republic (present-day Netherlands) in 1602 to protect that state’s trade in the Indian Ocean and to assist in the Dutch war of independence from Spain.