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Unit 1 – Advent of the Europeans
I. Choose the correct answer
1. Who laid the foundation of Portuguese power in India?
(a) Vasco da Gama
(b) Bartholomew Diaz
(c) Alfonso de Albuquerque
(d) Almeida
Answer:
(c) Alfonso de Albuquerque
2. Which of the following European Nation was the foremost attempt to discover a sea route to India?
(a) Dutch
(b) Portugal
(c) France
(d) Britain
Answer:
(b) Portugal
3. In 1453 Constantinople was captured by ……………
(a) The French
(b) The Turks
(c) The Dutch
(d) The British
Answer:
(b) The Turks
4. Sir William Hawkins belonged to …………….
(a) Portugal
(b) Spain
(c) England
(d) France
Answer:
(c) England
5. The first fort constructed by the British in India was ……………
(a) Fort St. William
(b) Fort St.George
(c) Agra fort
(d) Fort St. David
Answer:
(b) Fort St.George
6. Who among the following Europeans were the last to come India as traders?
(a) The British
(b) The French
(c) The Danish
(d) The Portuguese
Answer:
(b) The French
7. Tranqueber on the Tamilnadu coast was a trade centre of the ……………
(a) The Portuguese
(b) The British
(c) The French
(d) The Danish
Answer:
(d) The Danish
II. Fill in the Blanks
- National Archives of India (NAI) is located in ……………..
- Bartholomew Diaz, a Portuguese sailor was patronized by ………………
- The printing press in India was set up by …………….. at Goa in 1556.
- The Mughal Emperor …………….. permitted the English to trade in India.
- The French East India Company was formed by ……………..
- …………….. the King of Denmark issued a charter to create Danish East India company.
Answer:
- New Delhi
- King John II
- Portuguese
- Jahangir
- Colbert
- Christian IV
III. Match the following
Answer:
1 – iv; 2 – iii; 3 – ii; 4 – i
IV. State true or false
1. Auto biography is one of the written sources.
Answer:
True
2. Coins are one of the material sources.
Answer:
True
3. Ananda Rangam was a translator served under British.
Answer:
False
Correct statement:
Ananda Rangam was a translator served under French.
4. The place where historical documents are preserved is called archives.
Answer:
True
V. Consider the following statements and tick (V) the appropriate answer.
(i) Governor Nino de Cunha moved Portuguese capital from Cochin to Goa.
(ii) Portuguese were the last to leave from in India.
(iii) The Dutch founded their first factory at Surat.
(iv) Sir Thomas Roe was sent to Jahangir’s court by King James I of England.
(a) i & ii are Correct.
(b) ii & iv are Correct.
(c) iii is correct
(d) i, ii & iv are correct.
Answer:
(d) i, ii & iv are correct
Find out the wrong pair
- Francis Day – Denmark
- Pedro Cabral – Portugal
- Captain Hawkins – Britain
- Colbert – France
Answer:
1. Francis Day – Denmark
VI. Answer the following in one or two sentences.
1. Give a short note on Archives?
Answer:
- The place where historical documents are preserved is called the Archives.
- The National Archives of India (NAI) is located in New Delhi.
2. Write about the importance of Coins.
Answer:
Coins are a good source to know about administrative history. As compared to the literary sources the chances of manipulation are very less in the case of coins. Thus they are an authentic archaeological source.
3. Why Prince Henry is called ‘Henry the Navigator’?
Answer:
Prince Henry encouraged his countrymen to take up the adventurous life of exploring the unknown regions of the world. So he is called “Henry the Navigator”.
4. Name the important factories established by the Dutch in India.
Answer:
After their arrival in India, the Dutch founded their first factory in Masulipatnam, (Andhra Pradesh) in 1605. The other important factories in India were Pulicat, Surat, Chinsura, Kasim bazaar, Patna, Nagapatnam, Balasore and Cochin.
5. Mention the trading centers of the English in India.
Answer:
Surat, Agra, Ahmadabad & Broach
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