Q. The Danish established a factory in 1620 at (a) Pondicherry (b) Calicut (c) Tranquebar (d) Goa Ans: (c) Tranquebar Explanation: The Danish established a factory in 1620 at (c) Tranquebar. Tranquebar, also known as Tharangambadi, is a coastal town in the present-day state of Tamil Nadu, India. It was at Tranquebar that the Danish […]
Q. The Portuguese established their first business centre at (a) Calicut (b) Surat (c) Goa (d) Cochin Ans: (a) Calicut Explanation: The Portuguese established their first business center at (a) Calicut. Calicut, also known as Kozhikode, located on the Malabar Coast of present-day Kerala in India, was the first major trading center where the Portuguese
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Q. Who is commonly known as the ‘Navigator’? (a) King John II (b) Price Henry (c) King Emmanuel (d) Pope Alexander VI Ans: (b) Price Henry Explanation: The person commonly known as the ‘Navigator’ is (b) Prince Henry. Prince Henry, also known as Henry the Navigator, was a Portuguese prince who played a significant role
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 Ans: (c)
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 European to reach the southernmost tip of Africa, which he named the
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 commander who served as the first Viceroy of Portuguese India from
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
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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 Regulating Act of 1773. The North’s
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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 type of cotton textiles that were manufactured and exported from India. The
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
