Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Advent of European ?
Advent of European ?
Advent Of
European Modern History
Top MCQs Theory
• Vasco-da-Gama – Calicut (1498)
• French 1 st Factory – Surat
• First Ambassador Of EIC – Hawkins
• Dutch 1st Fact – Masulipatnam
• Printing Press In IND – Portuguese
Portuguese
• Dutch were defeated by English at the Battle of Bedara in AD 1759 and as per
the agreement, the Dutch gained the control over Indonesia and the British over
India, Sri Lanka and Malaya.
• Settlements They set-up their first factory at Masulipatnam in 1605. Their other
factories were at Pulicat, Chinsura, Patna, Balasore, Naga pattanam, Cochin,
Surat, Karikal, and Kasimbazar
Danes
• The French East India Company was formed by Colbert under state patronage
in 1664.
• The First French factory was established at Surat by Francois Caron in 1668. A
factory at Masulipatnam was set-up in 1669.
• The English East India Company was formed in 1599 under a charter granted
by Queen Elizabeth in 1600.
• In 1615, Sir Thomas Roe succeeded in getting an Imperial farman to trade and
establish the factory in all parts of the Mughal Empire by ruler Jahangir.
• In 1717, John Surman obtained a farman from Farrukhsiyar, which gave large
concessions to the company.
• This Farman has been called the Magna Carta of the Company.
• Battle of Buxar (1764) Captain Munro defeated joint forces of Mir Qasim
(Bengal), Shujauddaula (Awadh) and Shah Alam II (Mughal).
1
वास्को-डि-गामा भारत के पश्चिमी तट में कालीकट कब पहुंिा?
When did Vasco-da-Gama reach Calicut in the Western coast of India?
A. 1489
B. 1498
C. 1398
D. 1589 The Portuguese were the first to discover
a direct sea route to India. It was on May
20, 1498, that Portuguese sailor, Vasco da
Gama arrived at Calicut.
Ans :B
INDOL OGUS
2
कालीकट में वास्को-डि-गामा का स्वागत ककस भारतीय शासक ने ककया था?
Vasco-Da-Gama was welcomed in Calicut by which Indian ruler?
A: Zamorin
B: Chandragupta
C: Kanishka
D: Alauddin Khalji
King Zamorin, the local ruler welcomed him and
gave him a lot of higher privileges.
On 27th May 1498, a Portuguese sailor, Vasco da
Gama crossed the Cape of Good Hope and reached
Calicut in India. He was given a warm reception by
Ans :A the Hindu ruler, King Zamorin of Calicut.
INDOL OGUS
3
हगली को बुंगाल की खाडी में समद्री िकैती के ललए ठिकाने के रूप में ककसने
इस्तेमाल ककया?
Who used Hooghly as a base for piracy in the Bay of Bengal ? [Bihar PCS
2019]
(a) The Dutch
(b) The French
(c) The Portuguese
(d) The British
Hooghly was used as a base for piracy
in the Bay of Bengal by the
Portuguese.
Ans :C
INDOL OGUS
4
Ans :C
INDOL OGUS
5
भारत में प्रुंठटुंग रेस लाने वाला पहला यरू ोपीय देश कौन सा था??
Which European nation was first in bringing printing press to India?
[Odisha PCS 2018]
(a) England The Portuguese were the first Europeans,
(b) France who brought a printing press to India.
(c) Portugal Portugal was the European nation to
(d) Holland bring printing press-to India. The art of
printing entered India through Goa in
1556.
Ans :C
INDOL OGUS
7
INDOL OGUS
8
INDOL OGUS
9
INDOL OGUS
9
भारत में िि ईस्ट इुंडिया कुंपनी का पहला व्यापाररक केंद्र ककस स्थान पर स्थाप्पत
ककया गया था?
The first trading center of Dutch East India Company in India was
established at which place?
A: Chennai
B: Goo
C: Machilipatnam
D: Surat The Dutch founded their first factory in
Masaulipatam in Andhra Pradesh in 1605.
Subsequently they also established trading
centres in various parts of India.
Ans :C
INDOL OGUS
11
INDOL OGUS
12
Ans :B
INDOL OGUS
14
INDOL OGUS
Homework Question-
कालीकट में वास्को-डि-गामा का स्वागत ककस भारतीय शासक ने ककया था?
Vasco-Da-Gama was welcomed in Calicut by which Indian ruler?
A: Zamorin
B: Chandragupta
C: Kanishka
D: Alauddin Khalji