{"id":10481,"date":"2024-07-17T10:11:43","date_gmt":"2024-07-17T09:11:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mcqsadda.com\/?p=10481"},"modified":"2024-07-17T10:24:38","modified_gmt":"2024-07-17T09:24:38","slug":"arrival-of-europeans-portuguese-set-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mcqsadda.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/17\/arrival-of-europeans-portuguese-set-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Arrival of Europeans: Portuguese Set &#8211; 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>1. <strong>The first European to arrive in India using the sea route was ?<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A. <strong>\u00a0Vasco da Gama<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>B.  <strong>Selukas Niketar<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>C. <strong>Columbus<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>D. <strong>Zamorin<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">ANSWER &#038; SOLUTION<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p>ANSWER: A.Vasco da Gama<BR>er\nSOLUTION : From 7th century onwards, India\u2019s merchandise trade with European countries was dominated by Arabs who did not allow any other to encroach these routes.\n\nHowever, it was the Portuguese who discovered alternative sea routes to India. Portuguese traveler Vasco da Gama discovered an alternate route from Portugal to India via Cape of Good Hope. He first reached India in May 1498 in Calicut.\n\nPortuguese were also the first Europeans to settle and colonise India. They came to India mainly to trade in spices but gradually made their colonies here.<\/p>\n<\/div>egin\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2. <strong>The English East India Company was established in the year ?<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A. \u00a01600<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>B.  1608<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>C. 1613<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>D. 1664<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">ANSWER &#038; SOLUTION<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p>ANSWER: A.1600<BR>\nSOLUTION: \nThe English East India Company was established on 31 December 1600 as per the Royal Charter issued by the Queen of England, Elizabeth I.\n\nIt was the first among various East India Companies formed by different European countries. The list of other East India Companies are as follows:\n\nBritish East India Company, founded in 1600\nDutch East India Company, founded in 1602\nPortuguese East India Company, founded in 1628\nFrench East India Company, founded in 1664<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>3. Who among the following is regarded as the real founder of the Portuguese colonial empire in India ?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A. \u00a0<strong>Vasco da Gama<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>B. \u00a0<strong>\u00a0Francisco de Almeida<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>C.  <strong>\u00a0Columbus<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>D. <strong>Afonso de Albuquerque<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">ANSWER &#038; SOLUTION<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p>ANSWER : D.Afonso de Albuquerque <BR>\nSOLUTION: \nAlbuquerque is known as the real founder of the Portuguese colonial empire in India.\nAfonso de Albuquerque invaded Goa in 1510 and fought the Battle of Goa (1510) with the forces of Sultan of Bijapur Adil Shah and established a Portuguese colony in Goa.\nHe started the first Portuguese mint and issued coins in Gold, Silver and Bronze.\nHe encouraged Portuguese to have marriage alliances with Indian women. \nHe was first to abolish the practice of Sati, which was in vogue in that time, in the Portuguese colonies in Goa.\nHe maintained friendly relations with the rulers of Vijayanagar Empire.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>4. Who among the following was the last East India company to be formed ?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A. <strong>British East India Company<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>B. <strong>Dutch East India Company<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>C. <strong>Portuguese East India Company<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>D. <strong>French East India Company<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">ANSWER &#038; SOLUTION<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p>ANSWER: D.French East India Company<BR>\nSOLUTION: \nThe French East India Company was the last to be formed. It was founded by Jean-Baptiste Colbert in 1664.\nThey established their first factory at Surat in 1668, and in 1669, they built another factory at Masulipatam.\nThey also established a factory at Chandranagar in Bengal.\nIn 1701, Pondicherry was made the capital of the French settlements in India. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>5. \u00a0<strong>Joseph Francois Dupleix belonged to ?<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A. <strong>British East India Company<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>B. <strong>Dutch East India Company<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>C. <strong>Portuguese East India Company<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>D. <strong>French East India Company<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">ANSWER &#038; SOLUTION<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p>ANSWER: D.French East India Company<BR>\nSOLUTION: \nJoseph Marquis Dupleix was Governor-General of French establishments in India and a rival of British general Robert Clive. \nHe was made the Governor General of all French territories in India in 1742.\nHe was very ambitious and dreamt of establishing a French colonial empire in India. \nHe made alliances with many local rulers and also interfered in their succession disputes. \nDupleix\u2019s plans for territorial expansion became a reason for conflict between French and British which led to the Carnatic wars.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>6. \u00a0English East India Company established their first factory in ?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A. <strong>Goa<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>B. <strong>Surat<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>C. Bombay<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>D. <strong>Masulipatnam<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">ANSWER &#038; SOLUTION<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p>ANSWER:B.Surat <BR>\nSOLUTION: \nThe English East India Company had sent Captain Hawkins to the court of the Mughal Emperor, Jahangir in 1608 to secure permission to establish a factory at Surat.\nInitially their request was turned down by Jahangir However, in 1613, Jahangir agreed and issued a firman permitting the East India Company to establish its first factory at Surat.\nEnglish established their second factory at Masulipatnam in 1616.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>7. \u00a0Fort Saint George, the first fort built by the British in India was located at ?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A. <strong>Goa<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>B. <strong>Kolkata<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>C. <strong>Bombay<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>D. <strong>Madras<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">ANSWER &#038; SOLUTION<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p>ANSWER: D.Madras<BR>\nSOLUTION :\nIn 1639, the British purchased the land in Madrasapattinam from Raja of Chandragiri and established Fort Saint George there.\nThe fort was completed on 23 April 1644 coinciding with St George\u2019s Day, celebrated in honor of the patron saint of England.\nSoon, It became the hub of merchant activity and gave birth to a new settlement area surrounding it called George Town.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>8. \u00a0<strong>The privileges of free trade rights were granted to the English East India Company in 1717 by the Mughal Emperor ?<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A. <strong>Bahadur Shah<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>B. <strong><strong>Shahjahan<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>C. <strong><strong><strong>Jahangir<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>D. <strong><strong><strong><strong>Farrukh-Siyar<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">ANSWER &#038; SOLUTION<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p>ANSWER: D.Farrukh-Siyar<BR>\nSOLUTION:\nFarrukh-Siyar became the Mughal Emperor in 1713.\nDuring his reign, in 1717, he issued a Farman which gave the British East India company the right to trade freely except for an annual payment of 3000 rupees.\nThey were also given the right to issue a \u2018Dastak\u2019 or trade permits for the transportation of goods.\nThe farman also allowed the British East India Company to mint their own coins.\nThis was a great diplomatic achievement for the company as it allowed the British to expand their trade and granted undue advantages to the English over other traders.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>9. <strong>Bombay was handed over to East India Company by ?<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A. <strong>Portuguese<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>B. <strong>Charles II<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>C. <strong>\u00a0Jahangir<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>D. <strong>French<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">ANSWER &#038; SOLUTION<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p>ANSWER: B.Charles II<BR>\nSOLUTION: \nBombay was acquired by the Portuguese from the Sultan of Gujarat Bahadur Shah by the Treaty of Bassein in 1534.\nBecause of the strategic location of Bombay as a port, all European powers wanted to establish their hegemony on it.\nIn May 1661, as per the marriage alliance between Charles II of England and Catharine of Braganza, the Portuguese king\u2019s daughter, Bombay was given to Charles II as dowry.\nIn 1668, a royal charter was issued which gave Bombay to the East India Company for the rent of 10 pounds per year.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>10. <strong>Peace treaty of \u2018Aix-la-Chapelle\u2019 was signed between the British and <\/strong><\/strong>_______.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A. <strong>\u00a0Portuguese<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>B. <strong>\u00a0Mughals<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>C. <strong>Dutches<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>D. <strong>French<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">ANSWER &#038; 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