Advent of Europeans PYQs

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1. Prelims 2025Q75Advent of Europeans

   Consider the following fruits :

   I.Papaya

   II.Pineapple

   III.Guava

   How many of the above were introduced in India by the Portuguese in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries?

   aOnly onebOnly twocAll the threedNone
2. Prelims 2022Q59Advent of Europeans

   With reference to Indian history, consider the following statements :

   1.The Dutch established their factories/warehouses on the east coast on lands granted to them by Gajapati rulers.

   2.Alfonso de Albuquerque captured Goa from the Bijapur Sultanate.

   3.The English East India Company established a factory at Madras on a plot of land leased from a representative of the Vijayanagara empire.

   Which of the statements given above are correct ?

   a1 and 2 onlyb2 and 3 onlyc1 and 3 onlyd1, 2 and 3
3. Prelims 2021Q33Advent of Europeans

   In the first quarter of seventeenth century, in which of the following was/were the factory/factories of the English East India Company located?

   1.Broach

   2.Chicacole

   3.Trichinopoly

   Select the correct answer using the code given below.

   a1 onlyb1 and 2c3 onlyd2 and 3
4. Prelims 2021Q39Advent of Europeans

   Consider the following statements :

   1.St. Francis Xavier was one of the founding members of the Jesuit Order.

   2.St. Francis Xavier died in Goa and a church is dedicated to him there.

   3.The Feast of St. Francis Xavier is celebrated in Goa each year.

   Which of the statements given above are correct?

   a1 and 2 onlyb2 and 3 onlyc1 and 3 onlyd1, 2 and 3
5. Prelims 2018Q68Advent of Europeans

   The staple commodities of export by the English East India Company from Bengal in the middle of the 18th century were

   aRaw cotton, oil-seeds and opiumbSugar, salt, zinc and leadcCopper, silver, gold, spices and teadCotton, silk, saltpetre and opium
6. Prelims 2010Q140Advent of Europeans

   With reference to Pondicherry (now Puducherry), consider the following statements :

   1.The first European power to occupy Pondicherry were the Portuguese.

   2.The second European power to occupy Pondicherry were the French.

   3.The English never occupied Pondicherry.

   Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

   a1 onlyb2 and 3 onlyc3 onlyd1, 2 and 3
7. Prelims 2009Q64Advent of Europeans

   With whose permission did the English set up their first factory in Surat?

   aAkbarbJahangircShahjahandAurangzeb
8. Prelims 2008Q56Advent of Europeans

   During the time of which Mughal Emperor did the English East India Company establish its first factory in India?

   aAkbarbJahangircShahjahandAurangzeb
9. Prelims 2007Q55Advent of Europeans

   Who among the following Europeans were the last to come to pre-independence India as traders?

   aDutchbEnglishcFrenchdPortuguese
10. Prelims 2007Q57Advent of Europeans

    Which one of the following was the first fort constructed by the British in India?

    aFort WilliambFort St. GeorgecFort St. DaviddFort St. Angelo
11. Prelims 2006Q133Advent of Europeans

    In the year 1613, where was the English East India Company given permission to set up a factory (trading post)?

    aBangalorebMadrascMasulipatnamdSurat
12. Prelims 2005Q36Advent of EuropeansAnswer disputed

    Which one of the following is the correct statement?

    aThe modern Kochi was a Dutch colony till India’s independence.bThe Dutch defeated the Portuguese and built Fort Williams in the modern Kochi.cThe modern Kochi was first a Dutch colony before the Portuguese took over from them.dThe modern Kochi never became a part of the British colony.
13. Prelims 2003Q17Advent of Europeans

    In India, among the following locations, the Dutch established their earliest factory at

    aSuratbPullicatcCochindCassimbazar
14. Prelims 2003Q80Advent of Europeans

    With reference to the entry of European powers into India, which one of the following statements is not correct?

    aThe Portuguese captured Goa in 1499bThe English opened their first factory in South India at MasulipatnamcIn Eastern India, the English Company opened its first factory in Orissa in 1633dUnder the leadership of Dupleix, the French occupied Madras in 1746
15. Prelims 1996Q78Advent of Europeans

    “You might see a few curious Danes around, but that is because …… used to be Danish outpost. This quaint town with its fort and a beautiful church, the New Jerusalem, empty streets and deserted beach front is a quaint gem.” The place referred to in this quotation lies on the

    aTamil Nadu coastbKerala coastcKarnataka coastdGoa coast
16. Prelims 1996Q97Advent of Europeans

    Who among the following was the first European to initiate the policy of taking part in the quarrels of Indian princes with a view to acquire territories?

    aClivebDupleixcAlbuquerquedWarren Hastings
17. Prelims 1995Q73Advent of Europeans

    Hugly was used as a base for piracy in the Bay of Bengal by

    athe Portuguesebthe Frenchcthe Danishdthe British