Q. On which of the following ports in India did Vasco da Gama land? (a) Hugli (b) Surat (c) Calicut (d) Mangalore Ans: (c) Calicut Explanation: Vasco da Gama landed on the port of (c) Calicut in India. In 1498, Vasco da Gama, a Portuguese explorer, arrived in India by sea. He ...

Q. In which year did the English East India Company set up their factory at Surat? (a) 1616 (b) 1620 (c) 1613 (d) 1610 Ans: (c) 1613 Explanation: The English East India Company set up their factory at Surat in the year (c) 1613. In 1613, the English East India Company ...

Q. Who among the following were key players in the trade between India and Java during the seventeenth century? (a) Dutch (b) English (c) French (d) Portuguese Ans: (a) Dutch

Q. At which of the following places was the modern arsenal set up with French assistance in 1765? (a) Sunda (b) Sera (c) Dindigul (d) Bidnur Ans: (c) Dindigul Explanation: The correct answer is (c) Dindigul. In 1765, a modern arsenal was set up at Dindigul with the assistance ...

Q. In which year did the Portuguese captured Goa from Bijapur? (a) 1498 (b) 1510 (c) 1516 (d) 1569 Ans: (b) 1510 Explanation: The correct answer is (b) 1510. The Portuguese captured Goa from the Bijapur Sultanate in the year 1510. The Portuguese naval commander, Afonso de ...

Q. At which of the following places did Hyder Ali built a modern arsenal? (a) Dindigul (b) Mysore (c) Srirangappattanam (d) Arcot Ans: (a) Dindigul Explanation: The Dindigul Fort was built in 16th-century in the state of Tamil Nadu. Later Hyder Ali occupied the fort and ...

Q. Whose permission was solicited by Albuquerque, the Portuguese Governor, to build a fort at Bhatkal? (a) Achyuta Raya (b) Krishna Deva Raya  (c) Saluva Narasimha (d) Vira Narasimha Ans: (b) Krishna Deva Raya Explanation: The correct answer is (b) Krishna Deva Raya. ...

Q. Who among the following was the second Portuguese Governor in India? (a) Vasco da Gama (b) Francisce de Almeida (c) Alfonso de Albuquerque (d) Francisco Xavier Ans: (c) Alfonso de Albuquerque Explanation: The correct answer is (c) Alfonso de Albuquerque. Alfonso de ...

Q. Which one of the following was a cause for the decline of the textile industry in Bengal during the eighteenth century? (a) Decline in the quality of production (b) Non-availability of raw material (c) High tariff rates on export to Britain (d) Non-availability of craftsmen Ans: ...

Q. Which one of the following wars decided the fate of the French in India? (a) First Carnatic War (b) Battle of Buxar (c) Battle of Plassey (d) Battle of Wandiwash Ans: (d) Battle of Wandiwash Explanation: The correct answer is (d) Battle of Wandiwash. The Battle of ...

Q. Which one of the following places on the Western coast of India had an English factory? (a) Kochi (b) Tellicherry (c) Cannanore (d) Calicut Ans: (c) Cannanore

Q. Given below are four industries that developed during the British rule in India: A. Jute industry B. Iron and steel industry C. Textile industry D. Sugar industry Which one of the following shows the correct chronological order in which the industries developed? (a) A, B, C, D ...