Portuguese Empire Questions and Answers | Portuguese Empire Quiz

1. Which Mughal ruler defeated the Portuguese at the port of Hooghly?
  1. Akbar
  2. Shah Jahan
  3. Jahangir
  4. Aurangzeb

Answer: Shah Jahan

2. What numbers did Vasco da Gama visit India?
  1. One
  2. Two
  3. Three
  4. four

Answer: Two

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3. At which of the following places did the Portuguese set up their first factory?
  1. Cochin
  2. Kannur
  3. Goa
  4. Surat

Answer: Cochin

4. Who led the second Portuguese expedition?
  1. Vasco da Gama
  2. Pedro Alvarez Cabral
  3. Afonso de Albuquerque
  4. Francisco de Almeida

Answer: Pedro Alvarez Cabral

5. Which of the following companies was related to the Portuguese Empire?
  1. Estado da India
  2. Company Des Indes Orientales
  3. Den East India Company
  4. English East India Company

Answer: Estado da India

6. Which among the following European power is related to the “Blue Water Policy”?
  1. British
  2. Portuguese
  3. French
  4. Dutch

Answer: Portuguese

7. In which year did the Portuguese establish their authority over Daman?
  1. 1555
  2. 1560
  3. 1559
  4. 1539

Answer: 1559

8. What was the reaction of the ruler of Zamorin there when Vasco da Gama reached Calicut?
  1. He opposed Vasco da Gama
  2. He welcomed Vasco da Gama
  3. He did not allow Vasco da Gama to enter Calicut
  4. None of the above

Answer: He welcomed Vasco da Gama

9. Who among the following European traders came to India last?
  1. British
  2. Dutch
  3. Den
  4. French

Answer: French

10. When did the Portuguese make Goa their official capital?
  1. 1510
  2. 1535
  3. 1520
  4. 1530

Answer: 1530

11. Vasco da Gama is the largest city of Goa, named after the __________ explorer.
  1. Spanish
  2. German
  3. Portuguese
  4. Greek

Answer: Portuguese

12. Who was the ruler of Calicut at the time of the arrival of Vasco da Gama?
  1. Zamorin
  2. Prince Henry
  3. Manuel I
  4. Almeida

Answer: Zamorin

13. During the reign of which Portuguese governor, Goa joined the Portuguese Empire.
  1. Nuno da Cunha
  2. Francisco de Almeida
  3. Francisco de Albuquerque
  4. Pedro Alvares Cabral

Answer: Francisco de Albuquerque

14. In which of the following year Goa become free from Portuguese occupation?
  1. 1948
  2. 1947
  3. 1950
  4. 1961

Answer: 1961

15. __ was the early capital of Portuguese in India.
  1. Cochin
  2. Calicut
  3. Surat
  4. Goa

Answer: Cochin

16. In which year was Sri Lanka discovered by the Portuguese?
  1. 1545
  2. 1678
  3. 1505
  4. 1670

Answer: 1505

17. Who among the following helped Vasco da Gama on his arrival in India?
  1. Abdul Majid
  2. Abdul Hameed
  3. Bartholomeus
  4. Mahmud Shah

Answer: Abdul Majid

18. Who among the following European merchants came to India first?
  1. British
  2. Dutch
  3. Den
  4. French

Answer: Dutch

19. Which port of India was called Portogrande during the time of the Portuguese?
  1. Surat
  2. Hooghly
  3. Chittagong
  4. Satgaon

Answer: Chittagong

20. India liberated Goa from the Portugese in .
  1. 1947
  2. 1965
  3. 1961
  4. 1960

Answer: 1961

21. Which of the following rulers assumed the title of “head of commerce”?
  1. Zamorin
  2. Prince Henry
  3. Manuel I
  4. Alvares Cabral

Answer: Manuel I

22. Who is called the real founder of the Portuguese Empire in India?
  1. Charles Iyer
  2. Job Charnock
  3. Francisco de Almeida
  4. Francisco de Albuquerque

Answer: Francisco de Albuquerque

23. Alfonso de Albuquerque is best known for the capture of which Indian territory?
  1. Calicut
  2. Diu
  3. Goa
  4. None of the above

Answer: Goa

24. Who among the following was made the first Portuguese Viceroy?
  1. Afonso de Albuquerque
  2. Francisco de Almeida
  3. Nuno da Cunha
  4. Vasco da Gama

Answer: Francisco de Almeida

25. In which year was the Portuguese trading company “Estado da India” established?
  1. 1490
  2. 1495
  3. 1498
  4. 1485

Answer: 1498

26. Which of the following was not a Portuguese colony?
  1. Bombay
  2. Hooghly
  3. Machilipatnam
  4. Chaul

Answer: Machilipatnam

27. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). Read the statements and choose the correct answer using the code given below.

Assertion (A): Guillaume Adam advocates an alliance between Latin Christians and Ikhanid Persia, based on his assumption that Mameluk Egypt would be the common enemy for both.

Reason (R): The vision and plan of a naval blockade to cut off Indian commerce with Egypt via the Red Sea was a novel idea, but could never be put to practice. However, it was nearly realised almost two centuries later by the Portuguese.

  1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
  2. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
  3. (A) is true, but (R) is flase
  4. (A) is false, but (R) is true

Answer: Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

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