811. Which one of the following European trading companies adopted the “Blue Water Policy” in India?
1. Dutch company
2. French company
3. Portuguese company
4. British East India Company
Option “3” is correct. The “Blue Water” policy is attributed to Francisco de Almeida, the first Viceroy of the Portuguese possessions in India.
812. In which year did the Portuguese captured Goa from Bijapur?
1. 1498
2. 1510
3. 1516
4. 1569
Option “2” is correct. The Portuguese conquest of Goa occurred when the governor of Portuguese India Alfonso de Albuquerque captured the city in 1510.
813. With whose permission did the English set up their first factory in Surat?
1. Akbar
2. Shahjahan
3. Jahangir
4. Aurangzeb
Option “3” is correct. The Company’s ships first arrived in India, at the port of Surat, in 1608. Sir Thomas Roe reached the court of the Mughal Emperor, Jahangir, as the emissary of King James I in 1615, and gained for the British the right to establish a factory at Surat.
814. The earliest rock cut caves in western India are those at—
1. Nasik, Ellora and Ajanta
2. Junnar, Kalyan and Pitalkhora
3. Ajanta, Bhaja and Kondane
4. Bhaja, Pitalkhora and Kondane
Option “1” is correct. The earliest rock cut caves in western india are Ajanta which is dedicated to Bhuddism ,Elora cave is dedicated to Buddhism, Hinduism and Jainism.They are located in Maharastra.
815. Kanishka’s capital was at-
1. Mathura
2. Peshawar
3. Amravati
4. Kanauj
Option “2” is correct. Kanishka came to rule an empire in Bactria extending from Turfan in the Tarim Basin to Pataliputra on the Gangetic plain. The main capital of his empire was located at Purushapura modern day Peshawar.
816. Who amongst the following is regarded as the historical founder of Jainism-
Option “3” is correct. The Jains claim their religion to be eternal, and consider Rishabhanatha to be the founder in the present time-cycle, and someone who lived for 8,400,000 purva years. Rishabhanatha is among the first of 24 Jain Tirthankaras who are considered to be mythical figure by historians.
817. Charminar was built by?
1. Humayun
2. Mohammed Quli Qutab Shah
3. Ashoka
4. Narasimha
Option “2” is correct. Charminar was built by Mohammed Quli Qutab Shah in 1591.
818. ________ was imprisoned for the rest of his life by Aurangzeb.
1. Akbar
2. Shah Jahan
3. Jahangir
4. Babur
Option “2” is correct. Aurangzeb imprisoned his father Shah Jahan in Agra Fort from July 1658 until his death in January 1666.
819. ________ succeeded to the throne of Ferghana in 1495 when he was only 12 years old.
1. Humayun
2. Akbar
3. Jahangir
4. Babur
Option “4” is correct. Babur ascended the throne of Ferghana in 1495 at the age of twelve.
Option “3” is correct. Atmiya Sabha was a philosophical association. The association was started by Ram Mohan Roy in 1815 in Kolkata. They used to conduct debate and discussion sessions on philosophical topics, and also used to promote free and collective thinking and social reform.
