TNPSC Samacheer Book Back Questions - Advent of the Europeans

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Q1. Who laid the foundation of Portuguese power in India?

(a) Vasco da Gama

(b) Bartholomew Diaz

(d) Almeida

S1.Ans.(c)

Sol.

The real founder of the Portuguese power in India was Alfonso de Albuquerque.
He captured Goa from the Sultan of Bijapur in November 1510.

Q2. Which of the following European Nation was the foremost attempt to discover a sea route to India?

(a) Dutch

(b) Portugal

(d) Britain

S2.Ans.(b)

Sol.

Amongst the entire European nations Portugal was the foremost to make a dynamic attempt to discover a sea route to India.

Q3. In 1453 Constantinople was captured by ____________.

(a) The French

(b) The Turks

(d) The British

S3.Ans.(b)

Sol.

After the capture of Constantinople by the Turks in A.D. (C.E.) 1453, the land route between India and Europe was closed.

Q4. Sir William Hawkins belonged to ____________.

(a) Portugal

(b) Spain

(d) France

S4.Ans.(c)

Sol. England

Q5. The first fort constructed by the British in India was ____________.

(a) Fort William

(b) Fort St.George

(d) Fort St. David

S5.Ans.(b)

Sol.

The East India Company built its famous factory known as ‘Fort St. George’ in Madras, which became their headquarters for the whole of the eastern belt and first fort built by the British.

Q6. Who among the following Europeans were the last to come to India as traders?

(a) The British

(b) The French

(d) The Portuguese

S6.Ans.(b)

Sol.

France was the last European country to come to India as traders.
Caron founded the first French factory in India at Surat.

Q7. Tranquebar on the Tamilnadu coast was a trade centre of the ____________.

(a) The Portuguese

(b) The British

(d) The Danish

S7.Ans.(d)

Sol.

On March 17, 1616 the King of Denmark, Christian IV, issued a charter and created a Danish East India company.
They established settlement at Tranquebar (Tamilnadu) in 1620 and Serampore (Bengal) in 1676.
Serampore was their headquarters in India.

II Fill in the blanks:

National Archives of India (NAI) is located in ____________. (New Delhi)
Bartholomew Diaz, a Portuguese sailor was patronized by ____________. (King John II)
The printing press in India was set up by ____________ at Goa in 1556. (Portuguese)
The Mughal Emperor ____________ permitted the English to trade in India.( Jahangir)
The French East India Company was formed by ____________. (Colbert)
____________ the King of Denmark issued a charter to create the Danish East India company. (Christian IV)

III.

Q8.Match the following

The Dutch – 1.1664
The British – 2.1602
The Danish – 3.1600
The French – 4.1616

(a) 4 2 1 3

(b) 4 3 2 1

(d) 1 3 4 2

S8.Ans.(c)

Sol. 2 3 4 1

IV State true or false:

Autobiography is one of the written sources. true
Coins are one of the material sources. true
Ananda Rangam was a translator served under British. false
The place where historical documents are preserved is called archives. true

V.Consider the following statements and tick (✓) the appropriate answer

Q9.Consider the following:

i) Governor Nino de Cunha moved the Portuguese capital from Cochin to Goa.
ii) Portuguese were the last to leave from in India.

iii) The Dutch founded their first factory at Surat.

iv) Sir Thomas Roe was sent to Jahangir’s court by King James I of England.

(a) i & ii are Correct.

(b) ii & iv are Correct.

(d) i, ii & iv are correct.

S9.Ans.(d)

Sol.

Governor Nino de Cunha moved capital from Cochin to Goa in 1530. (Correct)
The Mughal Emperor Jahangir permitted the English to establish their factory in 1613 at Surat, which initially became the headquarters of the English in western India. (Statement III is incorrect)

Q10.Find out the wrong pair

(a) Francis Day – Denmark

(b) Pedro Cabral – Portugal

(d) Colbert- France

S10.Ans.(a)

Sol.