Q. “The greater the number of the forts you hold the weaker will be your power. Let our forces be on the sea, because if we should not be powerful at sea, everything will be at once against it” whose words are these? (a) Vasco-da-Gama (b) Albuquerque (c) Da Almeida (d) Duarte Pacheo ...

Q. The Cape of Good Hope was discovered by (a) Vasco-da-Gama (b) Dc almeida (c) Albuquerque Diaz (d) Bartholomew Ans: (d) Bartholomew  Explanation: The Cape of Good Hope was discovered by (d) Bartholomew Dias. Bartholomew Dias, a Portuguese explorer, was the first known ...

Q. Who was the first Portuguese Viceroy in India? (a) Vasco-da-Gama (b) Albuquerque (c) Da Almeida (d) Duarte Pacheo Ans: (c) Da Almeida Explanation: The first Portuguese Viceroy in India was (c) Francisco de Almeida. Francisco de Almeida was a Portuguese nobleman and military ...

Q. After his return to Britain, Robert Clive died in 1774 due to (a) A dreadful disease (b) Committed suicide  (c) Was assassinated (d) Died under mysterious circumstances Ans: (b) Committed suicide

Q. The Supreme Court at Calcutta was established by (a) North’s Regulating Act of 1773 (b) Pitt’s India Act of 1784 (c) Charter Act of 1793 (d) Charter Act of 1813 Ans: (a) North’s Regulating Act of 1773 Explanation: The Supreme Court at Calcutta was established by (a) North's ...

Q. What were Calicoes? (a) Indigo exported from India (b) Cotton exported from India (c) Textile exported from India (d) Precious stories exported from India Ans: (c) Textile exported from India Explanation: Calicoes refer to (c) Textiles exported from India. Calicoes were a ...

Q. Who of the following Governor-Generals realised the importance of Rajput alliance and entered into treaties with a number of Rajput states? (a) Warren Hastings (b) Lord Cornwallis (c) Lord Wellesley (d) Lord Hastings Ans: (d) Lord Hastings

Q. Which one of the following statements about the rule of Saadat Khan in Awadh is not correct? (a) He suppressed the lawless and rebellious zamindars and thus increased the financial resources of his government (b) He carried out a fresh revenue settlement (c) He improved the lot of the ...

Q. Who was the founder of the autonomous kingdom of Awadh or Oudh? (a) Safdar Jang (b) Saadat Khan (c) Shuja-ud-daula (d) Asaf-ud-daula Ans: (b) Saadat Khan Explanation: The founder of the autonomous kingdom of Awadh or Oudh was (b) Saadat Khan. Saadat Khan, also known as ...

Q. Awadh was annexed by Lord Dalhousie in 1856. Which one of the following statements about Nawab Wajid Ali Shah, the last Nawab of Awadh, is not correct? (a) He was a great patron of Indian music and dance (b) He had good command over Persian and Urdu languages and wrote several books ...