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MPSC TEST SERIES 021
1. The first European to arrive in India using the sea route was ?a) Vasco da Gamab) Selukas Niketarc) Christopher Columbusd) Bartolomeu Dias
3. Who among the following helped Vasco da Gama on his arrival in India?a) Abdul Majidb) Abdul Hameedc) Bartholomeus d) Mahmud Shah
4. Who was the ruler of Calicut at the time of the arrival of Vasco da Gama?a) Zamorin b) Prince Henryc) Manuel I d) Almeida
5. Which of the following rulers assumed the title of “head of commerce”?a) Zamorin b) Prince Henryc) Manuel I d) Alvares Cabral
6. What numbers did Vasco da Gama visit India?a) One b) Two c) Three d) four
7. Who among the following was made the first Portuguese Governor?a) Afonso de Albuquerqueb) Francisco de Almeidac) Nuno da Cunhad) Vasco da Gama
8. Who led the second Portuguese expedition?a) Vasco da Gamab) Pedro Alvarez Cabralc) Afonso de Albuquerqued) Francisco de Almeida
9. Which of the following companies was related to the Portuguese Empire?a) Estado da Indiab) Company Des Indes Orientalesc) Den East India Companyd) English East India Company
10. During the reign of which Portuguese governor, Goa joined the Portuguese Empire. a) Nuno da Cunhab) Francisco de Almeidac) Francisco de Albuquerqued) Pedro Alvares Cabral
11. Which port of India was called Portogrande during the time of the Portuguese?a) Suratb) Hooghlyc) Chittagongd) Satgaon
12. Which Mughal ruler defeated the Portuguese at the port of Hooghly?a) Akbar b) Shah Jahanc) Jahangir d) Aurangzeb
13. Which among the following European power is related to the “Blue Water Policy”?a) British b) Portuguesec) French d) Dutch
14. At which of the following places did the Portuguese set up their first factory?a) Cochin b) Calicutc) Goa d) Surat
15. When did the Portuguese make Goa their official capital?a) 1510 b) 1535c) 1520d) 1530
16. In which of the following year Goa become free from Portuguese occupation?a) 1948 b) 1947 c) 1950d) 1961
17. Consider the following statements regarding ‘Blue water Doctrine’1. It was formulated by Francisco Almeida.2. It was a Dutch doctrine intended to establish Naval Supremacy.3. It was conceived as a counter-narrative to the monopoly of the Turkish and Arabtraders in the Arabian Sea.Which of the statements given above are correct?a) 1 and 2 only b) b) 2 and 3 onlyc) 1 and 3 onlyd) d) 1, 2, 3
18. Consider the following statements regarding ‘Dastak’1. It was the tax levied on British Traders who operated in the mid-18th century at Bengal.2. The British were involved in large scale malpractices when Dastak was in place.3. It was abolished by Aurangzeb.Which of the statements given above are not correct?a) 1 and 2 only b) 2 and 3 onlyc) 1 and 3 onlyd) 1, 2, 3
19. At which of the following places was the first ever European township constructed in India?a) Calicut b) Cochinc) Surat d) Goa
20. Treaty of Bassein was signed between Bahadur Shah Gujarat king anda) Vasco Da Gama b) Pedro Alvares cabralc) Nino Da Cunha d) F.D. Almeida
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