Arrival of the Europeans

71.In which year the Government of India merged the Portuguese colonies of Goa, Daman and Diu with the Republic of India on the basis of mass movement?
 
A.in the 1950s
 
B.in 1954
 
C.in 1961
 
D.none of these
 
Option “C” is correct.
72.Who established the first Portuguese factory in Calicut in 1500 AD?
 
A.pedro alvarez cabral
 
B.Vasco da Gama
 
C.albuquerque
 
D.almida
 
Option “A” is correct.
73.Who is credited with making Indian textiles a major export item from India?
 
A.to the British
 
B.to the Dutch
 
C.to the french
 
D.to the portuguese
 
Option “C” is correct.
74.Who was successful in excluding the Dutch from Indian trade?
 
A.French
 
B.Portuguese
 
C.English
 
D.swedish
 
Option “C” is correct.
75.Which was the decisive battle in which the British defeated the Dutch, ending the challenge of the Dutch in India?
 
A.Battle of Bedra (1759)
 
B.Battle of Wandiwash (1760)
 
C.Battle of Plassey (1757)
 
D.Battle of Buxar (1764)
 
Option “A” is correct.
76.Where did the Dutch set up their first factory in 1605?
 
A.face
 
B.Calicut
 
C.Masulipatnam
 
D.Pulicat
 
Option “C” is correct.
77.The first English merchant to reach Sikri and Agra was
 
A.Ralph Fitch
 
B.john milden haul
 
C.William Hawkins
 
D.sir thomas roe
 
Option “A” is correct.
78.British East India Company formed
 
A.Some merchants of London known as Merchant Adventurers
 
B.Some merchants of the city of Oxford
 
C.some merchants of the city of leicester
 
D.none of these
 
Option “A” is correct.
79.Who issued a Royal Charter on December 31, 1600, giving the British East India Company the sole right to trade with Eastern countries?
 
A.queen elizabeth
 
B.James I
 
C.Charles I
 
D.Cromwell
 
Option “A” is correct.
80.Who was the first governor of the British East India Company?
 
A.tomas smith
 
B.Ralph Fitch
 
C.robert clive
 
D.tomas roe
 
Option “A” is correct.
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