The Advent of the Europeans MCQ: MCQ Test
25 questions · pick one option for each · submit when you finish to see your score and the correct answers.
Question 1 of 25
Who among the following Europeans, were the last to come to pre - independence India as traders ?
- ADutch
- BEnglish
- CFrench
- DPortuguese
Question 2 of 25
Who was Francisco de Almeida?
- APortuguese Viceroy in lndia
- BEnglish Viceroy in lndia
- CDutch Viceroy in lndia
- DFrench Viceroy in lndia
Question 3 of 25
During the Mughal period which one of the following traders first came to lndia?
- APortuguese
- BEnglish
- CDutch
- DDanish
Question 4 of 25
Who were the first Europeans to set up sea trade centres in lndia?
- AThe English
- BThe French
- CThe Portuguese
- DThe Dutch
Question 5 of 25
The English East lndia Company founded a Permanent factory at Surat in the year-
- A1611
- B1613
- C1621
- D1626
Question 6 of 25
Who granted the permission to establish the first British factory at Hoogli in Bengal?
- AShah Shuja
- BMurshid Quli Khan
- CShujauddin
- DAlivardi Khan
Question 7 of 25
Which one of the following was the immediate cause of the First Carnatic War?
- AAnglo-French Rivalry
- BAustrian War of Succession
- Clssues of Carnatic Succession
- DCapture of French ships by the British
Question 8 of 25
The first definite step to provide parliamentary control over East lndia Company was taken by-
- AThe Regulating Act of 1773
- BThe pitt's lndia Act of 1784
- CThe Charter Act of 1793
- DThe Charter Act of 1833
Question 9 of 25
In India, among the following locations, the Dutch established their earliest factory at-
- AMasulipattanam
- BPulicat
- CChochin
- DKasim Bazar
Question 10 of 25
Vasco da Gama discovered the sea-route to lndia in which one of the following years?
- A1498
- B1492
- C1494
- D1453
Question 11 of 25
Who granted the permission to establish the French factory at Masulipattam?
- AAbdulla Kutub Shah
- BNasir Jung
- CMuzaffar Jung
- DSalabat Jung
Question 12 of 25
The battle of Wandiwash (1760) was fought between -
- AMarathas and the portuguese
- BThe English and the French
- CThe English and Portuguese
- DMarathas and the English
Question 13 of 25
Which English Governor of East lndia Company in lndia was expelled by Aurangzed?
- AAungier
- BSir John Child
- CSir John Gayer
- DSir Nicholas Waite
Question 14 of 25
One of the following rulers, who had granted Diwani to the East lndia Company, was-
- AFarrukhsiyar
- BShah Alam l
- CShah Alam ll
- DShujauddaula
Question 15 of 25
Who were the first Europeans to reach lndia for trade?
- APortuguese
- BBritish
- CDutch
- DFrench
Question 16 of 25
Which one of the following Mughal Emperors gave an important Farman to the English of facilitating their trade in lndia?
- ABahadur Shah ll
- BFarruksiyar
- CShah Alam ll
- DBahadur Shah ll
Question 17 of 25
Bombay was acquired by the English from the Portuguese in the year-
- A1661
- B1612
- C1600
- D1595
Question 18 of 25
With reference to Pondicherry (now Puducherry 0, consider the following statements :n1. The first European power to occupy Pondicherry were the French.n2. The second European power to occupy Pondicherry were the Portuguese.n3. The English never occupied PondicherrynWhich of the statement (s) given above is/are correct ?
- A1 only
- B2 and 3 only
- C3 only
- D1, 2 and 3
Question 19 of 25
Consider the following statements- 1. Dutch opened a factory at pulicat in 1609. 2. English built a factory at Masulipattam in 1611. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- A1 only
- B2 only
- CBoth 1 and 2
- DNeither 1 nor 2
Question 20 of 25
Among the following factories in Bengal, the one established by the Portuguese was-
- AKasim Bazar
- BHoogly
- CChinsura
- DSrirampur
Question 21 of 25
Which of the British Officials defeated Portuguese at Sowlley?
- AWilliam Hawkins
- BThomas Best
- CThomas Roe
- DJosiah Child
Question 22 of 25
Assertion (A): The French were defeated by the British in the Third Carnatic War at the battle of Wandiwash. Reason (R): The lndian rulers did not support the French.
- ABoth A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A
- BBoth A and R is true, but R is not a correct explanation of A
- CA is true, but R is False
- DA is false,
Question 23 of 25
Where are the traces of Portuguese culture found in lndia?
- AGoa
- BCalicut
- CCannanore
- DCochin
Question 24 of 25
Who was the first Portuguese Viceroy in lndia?
- ADiaz
- BVasco da Gama
- CFrancisco de Almeida
- DAlbuquerque
Question 25 of 25
During the time of which Mughal Emperor did the English East India Company establish its first factory in India ?
- AAkbar
- BJahangir
- CShahjahan
- DAurangzed