{"id":13275,"date":"2025-09-28T07:33:54","date_gmt":"2025-09-28T06:33:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mcqsadda.com\/?p=13275"},"modified":"2026-01-28T08:30:46","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T08:30:46","slug":"the-arrival-and-impact-of-the-europeans-top-100-mcqs-with-answer-and-explanation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mcqsadda.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/28\/the-arrival-and-impact-of-the-europeans-top-100-mcqs-with-answer-and-explanation\/","title":{"rendered":"The arrival and Impact of the Europeans\u00a0Top 100 MCQs With Answer and Explanation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>Portuguese in India<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">1. The first European to discover a direct sea route to India was?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Bartholomew Diaz<br>B) Vasco da Gama<br>C) Columbus<br>D) Cabral<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Vasco da Gama reached Calicut in 1498, establishing direct maritime contact between Europe and India.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">2. Vasco da Gama reached Calicut in 1498 during the reign of?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Zamorin of Calicut<br>B) Raja of Cochin<br>C) Tipu Sultan<br>D) Vijayanagara ruler<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: A  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  He received Vasco da Gama but did not give him monopoly rights.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">3. The Portuguese built their first fort in India at?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Calicut<br>B) Cochin<br>C) Goa<br>D) Surat<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  In 1503, the Portuguese constructed Fort Manuel at Cochin.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">4. The Portuguese captured Goa from the Sultan of Bijapur in?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) 1505<br>B) 1510<br>C) 1526<br>D) 1530<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Afonso de Albuquerque captured Goa from Yusuf Adil Shah; later it became the Portuguese capital in India.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">5. The first Portuguese Governor of India was?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Vasco da Gama<br>B) Almeida<br>C) Albuquerque<br>D) Cabral<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Almeida was appointed in 1505, introducing the Blue Water Policy (control of seas).\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">6. The \u201cBlue Water Policy\u201d is associated with?<\/mark><\/strong><br>A) Albuquerque<br>B) Almeida<br>C) Cabral<br>D) Xavier<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  His policy focused on naval supremacy over building territorial empire.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">7. The real founder of Portuguese power in India was?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Almeida<br>B) Albuquerque<br>C) Cabral<br>D) Xavier<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Known for his aggressive expansion, capturing Goa (1510) and Malacca (1511).\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">8. The first European to arrive at Goa was?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Albuquerque<br>B) Almeida<br>C) Vasco da Gama<br>D) Bartholomew Diaz<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: A  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  He conquered Goa in 1510, making it the Portuguese headquarters.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">9. Which European power introduced tobacco, potatoes, and chilies into India?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Dutch<br>B) Portuguese<br>C) English<br>D) French<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  They introduced many crops and food items into India\u2019s culture.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">10. The first printing press in India was set up by?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Portuguese at Goa<br>B) Dutch at Pulicat<br>C) British at Surat<br>D) French at Pondicherry<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: A  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Introduced in 1556, it marked the beginning of printing in India.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">11. The Portuguese missionary who popularized Christianity in South India was?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Saint Thomas<br>B) Francis Xavier<br>C) Cabral<br>D) Ignatius Loyola<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Jesuit missionary, co-founder of the Society of Jesus, worked in Goa &#038; Kerala.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">12. The Portuguese lost their monopoly in India mainly due to?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Mughal opposition<br>B) Competition from Dutch and English<br>C) Lack of naval power<br>D) Financial mismanagement<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Superior naval and commercial strategies of Dutch &#038; English displaced them.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>Dutch in India<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">13. The Dutch East India Company was established in?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) 1592<br>B) 1602<br>C) 1608<br>D) 1612<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Known as VOC (Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie), headquartered at Amsterdam.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">14. The first Dutch factory in India was set up at?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Surat<br>B) Masulipatnam<br>C) Pulicat<br>D) Nagapattinam<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Dutch opened their first factory at Masulipatnam in 1605.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">15. The Dutch made Pulicat their main headquarters in India, later shifting to?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Surat<br>B) Madras<br>C) Nagapattinam<br>D) Cochin<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: C <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Pulicat (1609) was their HQ, later moved to Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu).\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">16. The Dutch were defeated by the English in India at?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Buxar<br>B) Masulipatnam<br>C) Pulicat<br>D) Battle of Baleshwar (Hooghly)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: D  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  In 1759, the English defeated the Dutch, ending their ambitions in India.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">17. The Dutch monopoly was strongest in which trade?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Textiles<br>B) Spices<br>C) Indigo<br>D) Silk<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  They dominated the spice trade from Malabar and Indonesia.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">18. The Dutch were finally expelled from India by?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Portuguese<br>B) British<br>C) French<br>D) Marathas<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  After their defeat at Hooghly in 1759, Dutch control in India declined.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>Danish in India<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">19. The Danes established their first settlement in India at?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Masulipatnam<br>B) Calicut<br>C) Tranquebar<br>D) Goa<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: C  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  In 1620, Danes set up base at Tranquebar (Tamil Nadu).\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">20. The Danes established another settlement at?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Serampore (Bengal)<br>B) Surat<br>C) Nagapattinam<br>D) Pulicat<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: A  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Important Danish settlement and trade center in Bengal.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">21. The Danes sold all their Indian settlements to the British in?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) 1757<br>B) 1818<br>C) 1845<br>D) 1858<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: C  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  They sold Tranquebar and Serampore to the British East India Company.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>Applied \/ Exam-Oriented<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">22. Which European power was the first to arrive in India and the last to leave?<\/mark><\/strong>A) Dutch<br>B) Portuguese<br>C) French<br>D) Danish<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Arrived in 1498 (Vasco da Gama) and left only in 1961 (Goa liberated).\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">23. Which Portuguese explorer first reached Brazil before coming to India?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Vasco da Gama<br>B) Pedro Alvarez Cabral<br>C) Albuquerque<br>D) Almeida<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Reached Brazil in 1500, then came to Calicut with a fleet.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">24. Which was the first European power to set up a factory in India?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Portuguese at Cochin<br>B) Dutch at Pulicat<br>C) English at Surat<br>D) French at Pondicherry<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: A  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  They built their first fort and factory in 1503.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">25. The Portuguese introduced which of the following crops into India?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Potato, tomato, chili, tobacco, pineapple<br>B) Rice, wheat, barley, sugarcane<br>C) Coffee, cotton, indigo<br>D) Tea, opium<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: A  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Many new crops entered Indian diet due to Portuguese trade.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>British East India Company<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">26. The British East India Company was established in England in?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) 1595<br>B) 1600<br>C) 1608<br>D) 1612<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Established by Queen Elizabeth I through a royal charter on 31 December 1600.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">27. The first English factory in India was established at?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Surat<br>B) Masulipatnam<br>C) Calcutta<br>D) Bombay<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: A  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  In 1613, after obtaining permission from Mughal Emperor Jahangir.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">28. The English East India Company got a royal farman for trade in Bengal in 1717 from?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Aurangzeb<br>B) Farrukhsiyar<br>C) Bahadur Shah I<br>D) Shah Alam II<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  This farman gave the British duty-free trade rights in Bengal.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">29. The English acquired Bombay from?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Portuguese<br>B) Dutch<br>C) French<br>D) Danes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: A  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Given as dowry to Charles II in 1661, leased to the Company in 1668.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">30. The English shifted their headquarters from Surat to Bombay in?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) 1650<br>B) 1668<br>C) 1687<br>D) 1690<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: C  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Bombay became the Company\u2019s Western Presidency headquarters.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">31. The British East India Company established Fort William at Calcutta in?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) 1650<br>B) 1690<br>C) 1696<br>D) 1700<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: D  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  It became their Eastern Presidency headquarters in Bengal.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>French East India Company<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">32. The French East India Company was established in?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) 1600<br>B) 1616<br>C) 1664<br>D) 1670<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: C  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Founded under Colbert during Louis XIV\u2019s reign.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">33. The first French factory in India was set up at?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Surat<br>B) Masulipatnam<br>C) Pondicherry<br>D) Chandernagore<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Opened in 1668; later they expanded to Pondicherry (1674).\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">34. The headquarters of the French in India was at?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Surat<br>B) Pondicherry<br>C) Chandernagore<br>D) Mahe<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Pondicherry (1674) became the French capital in India.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">35. The main rival of the French in India during the 18th century was?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Portuguese<br>B) Dutch<br>C) British<br>D) Danes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: C  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Both competed for political supremacy in south India.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>Carnatic Wars (1746\u20131763)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">36. The First Carnatic War (1746\u201348) was fought between?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) British and Portuguese<br>B) British and French<br>C) French and Dutch<br>D) Mughals and French<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  An extension of the War of Austrian Succession in Europe.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">37. The First Carnatic War ended with the Treaty of?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Madras<br>B) Paris<br>C) Aix-la-Chapelle<br>D) Salbai<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: C  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Signed in 1748, restoring captured territories.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">38. The Second Carnatic War (1749\u201354) was fought mainly over?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Control of Bengal<br>B) Succession disputes in Hyderabad and Carnatic<br>C) Portuguese territories<br>D) Dutch spice monopoly<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  British and French supported rival claimants.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">39. The decisive battle of the Second Carnatic War was?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Battle of Wandiwash<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\"><br><\/mark><\/strong>B) Battle of Ambur<br>C) Battle of Arcot<br>D) Battle of Plassey<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: C  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Robert Clive\u2019s defense of Arcot turned the tide in favor of the British.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">40. The Second Carnatic War ended with the Treaty of?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Madras (1754)<br>B) Aix-la-Chapelle<br>C) Salbai<br>D) Paris<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: A  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Confirmed British influence in south India.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\"><strong>41. The Third Carnatic War (1758\u201363) was fought between?<br><\/strong><\/mark>A) French and Portuguese<br>B) British and French<br>C) British and Dutch<br>D) Mughals and French<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Linked to the Seven Years\u2019 War in Europe.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">42. The decisive battle of the Third Carnatic War was?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Arcot<br>B) Wandiwash (1760)<br>C) Buxar<br>D) Ambur<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Sir Eyre Coote defeated French commander Lally.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">43. The Third Carnatic War ended with the Treaty of?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Paris (1763)<br>B) Madras<br>C) Aix-la-Chapelle<br>D) Salbai<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: A  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  French lost political influence, retaining only trading posts.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">44. The French commander defeated at Wandiwash was?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Dupleix<br>B) Lally<br>C) Bussy<br>D) Labourdonnais<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Count de Lally was decisively defeated by Eyre Coote.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">45. The French Governor-General who played a leading role in early Carnatic Wars was?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Dupleix<br>B) Bussy<br>C) Lally<br>D) Labourdonnais<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: A  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Dupleix tried to establish French political power in India.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">46. The main significance of the Carnatic Wars was?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Portuguese supremacy<br>B) British supremacy over French in India<br>C) Dutch return to power<br>D) Rise of Danish trade<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  French confined to trading, British emerged politically dominant.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>Applied\/Exam-Oriented<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">47. The British East India Company got Bombay as dowry in the marriage between?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Charles I and Portuguese princess<br>B) Charles II and Catherine of Braganza<br>C) James II and French princess<br>D) Henry VIII and Spanish princess<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  The Portuguese gave Bombay as dowry in 1661.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\"><strong>48. The French factory at Chandernagore was located in present-day?<br><\/strong><\/mark>A) Odisha<br>B) Bengal<br>C) Maharashtra<br>D) Kerala<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Chandernagore was a key French trading post in Bengal.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">49. The Battle of Wandiwash (1760) marked?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) End of Dutch trade<br>B) Final defeat of French ambitions in India<br>C) Start of British rule in Bengal<br>D) Victory of Mysore over British<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  After this, French lost political control, remaining only as traders.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">50. After the Carnatic Wars, the French were allowed to retain?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Pondicherry, Mahe, Karaikal, Chandernagore<br>B) Only Pondicherry<br>C) All territories in India<br>D) None<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: A  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  They were permitted to keep settlements but without political power.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>British Expansion in Bengal<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">51. The Battle of Plassey (1757) was fought between?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) British and French<br>B) British and Siraj-ud-Daulah of Bengal<br>C) British and Mir Qasim<br>D) British and Hyder Ali<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Robert Clive defeated Siraj-ud-Daulah with the betrayal of Mir Jafar, marking the foundation of British political rule.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\"><strong>52. The main reason for the British victory at Plassey was?<br><\/strong><\/mark>A) British superior army<br>B) Betrayal by Mir Jafar and Jagat Seth<br>C) French withdrawal<br>D) Mughal weakness<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Siraj-ud-Daulah\u2019s commanders defected, ensuring British victory.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">53. The Battle of Buxar (1764) was fought between the British and?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Siraj-ud-Daulah, French, and Marathas<br>B) Mir Qasim, Shuja-ud-Daulah, Shah Alam II<br>C) Hyder Ali, Tipu Sultan, and Nizam<br>D) Dutch and Nawab of Bengal<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  The British under Hector Munro defeated this combined alliance.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">54. The Battle of Buxar (1764) is considered more important than Plassey because?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) It ended French influence<br>B) It gave the British Diwani rights in Bengal, Bihar, Orissa<br>C) It annexed Awadh directly<br>D) It introduced Subsidiary Alliance<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Treaty of Allahabad (1765) granted revenue collection rights.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">55. The dual government in Bengal (1765\u201372) meant?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Nawab ruled administration, British controlled revenue<br>B) British ruled both directly<br>C) Mughal ruled revenue, British ruled administration<br>D) Joint Mughal-British control<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: A  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Led to misrule and famines until abolished by Warren Hastings.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>Mysore Wars<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">56. The Anglo-Mysore Wars were fought mainly between the British and?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Haidar Ali &amp; Tipu Sultan<br>B) Marathas<br>C) French<br>D) Nizam of Hyderabad<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: A  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Four wars fought (1767\u201399), Mysore allied at times with French.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">57. The First Anglo-Mysore War (1767\u201369) ended with?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Treaty of Madras<br>B) Treaty of Srirangapatna<br>C) Treaty of Mangalore<br>D) Treaty of Allahabad<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: A  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Restored conquered territories, acknowledged Haidar Ali\u2019s power.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">58. In the Second Anglo-Mysore War, Tipu Sultan defeated the British at?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Wandiwash<br>B) Pollilur<br>C) Plassey<br>D) Buxar<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  One of the worst British defeats in India.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">59. The Second Anglo-Mysore War ended with?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Treaty of Seringapatam (1792)<br>B) Treaty of Mangalore (1784)<br>C) Treaty of Madras<br>D) Treaty of Paris<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Restored status quo between Tipu and British.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">60. The Third Anglo-Mysore War (1790\u201392) ended with?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Treaty of Madras<br>B) Treaty of Mangalore<br>C) Treaty of Seringapatam<br>D) Treaty of Allahabad<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: C  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Tipu ceded half of his territory to British, Nizam, and Marathas.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">61. Tipu Sultan died fighting in?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) First Anglo-Mysore War<br>B) Second Anglo-Mysore War<br>C) Third Anglo-Mysore War<br>D) Fourth Anglo-Mysore War<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: D <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  He was killed defending Seringapatam against British under Wellesley.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>Maratha Wars<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\"><strong>62. The First Anglo-Maratha War (1775\u201382) ended with?<br><\/strong><\/mark>A) Treaty of Purandar<br>B) Treaty of Salbai<br>C) Treaty of Bassein<br>D) Treaty of Poona<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Restored status quo; British recognized Madhavrao II as Peshwa.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">63. The Second Anglo-Maratha War (1803\u201305) resulted in?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) British defeat<br>B) British conquest of large Maratha territories<br>C) Restoration of Peshwa<br>D) Alliance with Mysore<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  British won at Assaye, Laswari; gained Doab, Delhi, Bundelkhand.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">64. The Third Anglo-Maratha War (1817\u201319) led to?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Maratha supremacy<br>B) End of Mughal Empire<br>C) End of Maratha Confederacy<br>D) Treaty of Salbai<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: C  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Peshwa Baji Rao II was pensioned off; British annexed his territories.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">65. The British official who led in the Battle of Assaye (1803) was?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Robert Clive<br>B) Arthur Wellesley<br>C) Warren Hastings<br>D) Eyre Coote<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Later became Duke of Wellington, victor of Waterloo.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>Subsidiary Alliance &amp; Expansion<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">66. The Subsidiary Alliance system was introduced by?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Robert Clive<br>B) Warren Hastings<br>C) Lord Wellesley<br>D) Cornwallis<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: C  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Introduced in 1798, forced Indian rulers to accept British troops at their cost.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">67. The first Indian state to accept Subsidiary Alliance was?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Hyderabad<br>B) Mysore<br>C) Awadh<br>D) Gwalior<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: A  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Nizam of Hyderabad was the first to sign.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">68. Awadh was forced into Subsidiary Alliance in?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) 1765<br>B) 1798<br>C) 1801<br>D) 1817<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: C  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Lord Wellesley imposed the alliance on Awadh.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">69. The Maratha state forced into Subsidiary Alliance after Treaty of Bassein (1802) was?<\/mark><\/strong><br>A) Holkar<br>B) Scindia<br>C) Gaekwad<br>D) Peshwa Baji Rao II<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: D  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Treaty of Bassein (1802) brought Peshwa under British control.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">70. The Doctrine of Lapse was later introduced by?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Wellesley<br>B) Cornwallis<br>C) Dalhousie<br>D) Hastings<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: C <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>   Annexed states without natural heirs into British dominion.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>Applied\/Exam-Oriented<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">71. The Treaty of Allahabad (1765) was signed between?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) British and Tipu Sultan<br>B) British and Mughal Shah Alam II + Shuja-ud-Daulah<br>C) British and Peshwa<br>D) British and Dupleix<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Recognized British as Diwan of Bengal, Bihar, Orissa.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">72. The Battle of Pollilur (1780) is famous because?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) British won against Tipu Sultan<br>B) Tipu inflicted crushing defeat on the British<br>C) French defeated British<br>D) Marathas defeated British<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Worst British defeat in the Anglo-Mysore Wars.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">73. The Treaty of Bassein (1802) was signed between?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) British and Scindia<br>B) British and Peshwa Baji Rao II<br>C) British and Holkar<br>D) British and Gaekwad<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Brought the Peshwa under British control, provoking the Second Maratha War.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">74. The defeat of Marathas in the Third Anglo-Maratha War marked the rise of?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Portuguese rule<br>B) British paramountcy in India<br>C) Mughal resurgence<br>D) Sikh Empire<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  After 1819, no Indian power could challenge British supremacy.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">75. Who called the Treaty of Bassein (1802) \u201ca nail in the coffin of Maratha independence\u201d?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Lord Cornwallis<br>B) Lord Dalhousie<br>C) Lord Hastings<br>D) Lord Wellesley<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: D  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  The treaty reduced the Marathas to dependent allies.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>Economic Impact<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">76. The main economic motive of European powers in India was?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Spreading religion<br>B) Trade and commerce<br>C) Scientific research<br>D) Political alliance<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  All Europeans came primarily for profitable trade in spices, textiles, and later raw materials.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\"><strong>77. The British East India Company transformed itself from a trading company into a political power after?<\/strong><br><\/mark>A) Battle of Plassey (1757)<br>B) Battle of Buxar (1764)<br>C) Treaty of Allahabad (1765)<br>D) Carnatic Wars<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: A  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Marked the beginning of territorial control in Bengal.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">78. The most profitable Indian export for Europeans in the 17th century was?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Rice<br>B) Indian textiles (calico, muslin, chintz)<br>C) Indigo<br>D) Tea<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Bengal and Coromandel textiles dominated European markets.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">79. The \u201cDrain of Wealth\u201d theory was later popularized by?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Dadabhai Naoroji<br>B) R.C. Dutt<br>C) M.G. Ranade<br>D) Tilak<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: A  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  He argued India\u2019s wealth was drained to Britain via unfair trade and taxes.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">80. The Europeans disrupted India\u2019s traditional industries mainly by?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Heavy taxation<br>B) Flooding markets with cheap machine-made goods<br>C) Land reforms<br>D) Religious conversions<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Industrial Revolution in Britain destroyed India\u2019s handicrafts and textile industries.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>Political Impact<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">81. The decline of Mughal Empire coincided with?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Rise of European powers<br>B) Maratha Confederacy<br>C) Invasions of Nadir Shah and Ahmad Shah Abdali<br>D) All of the above<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: D  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Political fragmentation opened space for European expansion.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">82. The Battle of Wandiwash (1760) ensured British supremacy by?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Defeating the Dutch<br>B) Defeating the French<br>C) Defeating Mysore<br>D) Defeating Mughals<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Ended French political ambitions, confined them to trading posts.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">83. The main reason Europeans could establish power in India was?<\/mark><\/strong><br>A) Unity among Indian rulers<br>B) Weakness and disunity of Indian states<br>C) Mughal strength<br>D) Indian naval supremacy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Fragmentation allowed Europeans to exploit rivalries.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">84. Which system gave the British direct control over revenue in Bengal, Bihar, Orissa?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Dual government<br>B) Permanent Settlement<br>C) Diwani rights<br>D) Ryotwari<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: C  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Granted by Treaty of Allahabad (1765).\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">85. The Subsidiary Alliance system primarily aimed at?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Revenue reform<br>B) Political subordination of Indian states<br>C) Agricultural expansion<br>D) Trade monopoly<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  States lost independence, forced to maintain British troops at their cost.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>Social &amp; Cultural Impact<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">86. The Europeans introduced which printing technology in India?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Stone printing<br>B) Movable type printing press<br>C) Lithography only<br>D) None<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  First introduced by Portuguese at Goa in 1556.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">87. Which European missionaries were most active in converting locals to Christianity?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Dutch Calvinists<br>B) Portuguese Jesuits<br>C) French Dominicans<br>D) Danish Protestants<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Francis Xavier and others spread Christianity in Goa, Kerala.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">88. European arrival indirectly led to?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Decline of caste system<br>B) Rise of modern education<br>C) New crops and food items<br>D) All of the above<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: D  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Europeans introduced new crops, schools, and later social reform impulses.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">89. The introduction of English education in India was formalized by?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Macaulay\u2019s Minute (1835)<br>B) Hunter Commission (1882)<br>C) Wood\u2019s Despatch (1854)<br>D) Charter Act of 1813<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: A  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Advocated promotion of English education.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">90. The Europeans\u2019 biggest social-cultural legacy in India was?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Spread of Islam<br>B) Indo-European composite culture<br>C) Introduction of modern science and education<br>D) Decline of Sanskrit<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: C <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Western education, rationalism, and reforms influenced Indian society.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>Applied \/ Exam-Oriented Questions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">91. Which European power controlled Goa till 1961?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Portuguese<br>B) Dutch<br>C) British<br>D) French<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: A  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  India annexed Goa from Portuguese in 1961 (Operation Vijay).\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">92. Which European power was the last to leave India?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) French<br>B) Portuguese<br>C) Danish<br>D) Dutch<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Left only in 1961, while others left in 18th\u201319th centuries.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">93. The British gained Diwani rights in Bengal, Bihar, Orissa after?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Plassey<br>B) Buxar<br>C) Treaty of Paris<br>D) Treaty of Madras<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  1764 victory and Treaty of Allahabad (1765) granted Diwani rights.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">94. Which European introduced the word \u201cHindustan\u201d widely through chronicles?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Dutch<br>B) Portuguese<br>C) British<br>D) French<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: C  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  British officials and historians popularized \u201cHindustan\u201d as India.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">95. Which Indian ruler sought French help to modernize his army against the British?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Siraj-ud-Daulah<br>B) Tipu Sultan<br>C) Maratha Peshwa<br>D) Ranjit Singh<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  He maintained French alliance till his death in 1799.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">96. Which European traveler called Bengal \u201cthe paradise of nations\u201d?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Francois Bernier (French)<br>B) Duarte Barbosa (Portuguese)<br>C) Niccolao Manucci (Italian)<br>D) Tavernier (French)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: A  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  He praised Bengal\u2019s fertility and prosperity.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">97. Who said the Treaty of Bassein (1802) was \u201ca nail in the coffin of Maratha independence\u201d?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Cornwallis<br>B) Dalhousie<br>C) Wellesley<br>D) Hastings<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: C  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Subsidiary Alliance weakened Maratha confederacy fatally.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">98. The European power whose impact on Indian architecture is seen in Indo-Portuguese churches of Goa was?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Dutch<br>B) Portuguese<br>C) British<br>D) French<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: B  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Basilica of Bom Jesus and Se Cathedral are UNESCO heritage sites.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">99. The lasting political impact of Europeans in India was?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Unity of India under one power<br>B) Decline of regional languages<br>C) Expansion of Mughal Empire<br>D) Revival of caste system<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: A  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  For the first time, India was brought under a single colonial administration.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">100. The overall impact of European arrival in India was?<br><\/mark><\/strong>A) Fall of indigenous industries<br>B) Colonial exploitation<br>C) Cultural synthesis and modernization<br>D) All of the above<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: D  <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  Europe\u2019s entry led to political subjugation, economic drain, but also new ideas of modernity.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Portuguese in India 1. The first European to discover a direct sea route to India was?A) Bartholomew DiazB) Vasco da GamaC) ColumbusD) Cabral Show Answer Answer: B Explanation: Vasco da Gama reached Calicut in 1498, establishing direct maritime contact between Europe and India. 2. 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