Modern India: the Advent of the Europeans SECTION 1

                 1.       The first Europeans to come to India were

(a)    British

(b)   Dutch

(c)    French

(d)   Portuguese

2.       Match the following

List I (British Policy )	List II (consequence)
A.      Agrarian settlements         B.      Divide and Rule        C.      Excluding Indians from Government  Jobs         D.      Wars and conquests	1.       Partition        2.       Famines and popular rebellions        3.       Increase of  home charges        4.       Alienation of the Indian middle class

              Codes

(a)     3  4   1  2

(b)   3   1   4   2

(c)    2   1   4  3

(d)   2   4    1   3

3.       The most significant battle in the establishment of British supremacy in India was that of

(a)    Wandiwash

(b)   Plessey

(c)    Buxar

(d)   Seringapatnam

4.       In 1717, which Mughal Emperor gave the English East India Company a ‘Firman’ granting trade privileges in India?

(a)    Shah Alam II

(b)   Jahander  Shah

(c)    Bahadur Shah

(d)   Farrukhsiyar

5.       The first to start a joint stock company trade with India were the

(a)    Portuguese

(b)   Dutch

(c)    English

(d)    French

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

(a)    Fort William

(b)   Fort St George

(c)    Fort St David

(d)   Fort St Angelo

7.       Match the following :

List I (period)	List II (Event)
A.      AD 1757        B.      AD 1764        C.      AD 1776         D.      AD 1782	1.       Battle of Plassey       2.       Treaty of  Salbai       3.       Battle of Buxar       4.       Treaty of Purandhar

                        Codes

(a)    2  3   1    4

(b)   1  3   4    2

(c)    2   4    3  1

(d)   1   4   3   2

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

(a)    Surat

(b)   Pulicat

(c)    Cochin

(d)   Kasimbazar

9.       The earliest surat factories were established by the

(a)    Portuguese

(b)   Dutch

(c)    English

(d)   French

10.   Consider the following statements The most effective contribution made by Dadabhai Naoroji to the cause of Indian National Movement was that he

1.       Exposed the economic exploitation of India by British

2.       Interpreted the ancient Indian texts and restored the self-confidence of Indians.

3.       Stressed the need for eradication of all the social evils before anything else.

Which of the statement(s) given above is / are correct?

(a)    Only 1

(b)   2 and 3

(c)    1 and 3

(d)   All of these

Answer:

1.       D

2.       C

3.       C

4.       D

5.       A

6.       B

7.       B

8.       B

9.       C

10.   A