Modern History of India questions with answers

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26. When did Portuguese admiral Vasco da Gama come to Calicut ?Asked in APSC CCE Prelims Exam 2018
27. Which of the following is/are true about Vasco Da Gama? (i) Zamorin (Samuthiri) was the ruler of Calicut during Vasco Da Gama's trip to India in 1498. (ii) In his first trip Vasco Da Gama stayed for approximately one year in India. (iii) Vasco Da Gama revisited India in 1501.Asked in CGPSC Prelims Exam 2022
28. Who among the following is regarded as the real founder of the Portuguese colonial empire in India?Asked in GPSC Prelims CSP 1 2024
29. Which European nation was first in bringing printing press to India ?Asked in OPSC CS Prelims 2018
30. Which one of the followings is connected with 'Blue Water' policy ?Asked in UKPSC CS Prelims 2016
31. Who first came to India for trading purposes?Asked in WBPSC CS Prelims 2018
32. When did Vasco-da-Gama come to India?Asked in WBPSC CS Prelims 2019
33. W ho were the first Europeans to come to India for trade ?Asked in UPPCS Prelims 2011 · UPPSC Upper Mains 2007
34. At which of the following places in India did the Portuguese build their first fortress ?Asked in UPPSC Upper Mains 2010
35. 81) Who were the first European traders to land in India?Asked in APPSC Draughtman 2008
36. Vasco da Gama, the sailor was aAsked in WBCS Main Paper 3 2021
37. In which year Vasco-da-gama arrived in Kalikat?Asked in WBCS Main Paper 3 2023
38. The first country to establish trade relations with India wasAsked in Inspector(Legal Metrology & Consumer Affairs) 2020
39. Where did the Portuguese built their first fort in India in 1503 ?Asked in UPPSC ACF RFO gs 1 2021
40. Which European ruler had observed, "Bear in mind that the commerce of India is the commerce of the world ... he who can exclusively command it is the dictator of Europe"?Asked in UPSC CDS 1 2019
41. 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 ?Asked in UPSC IAS 2022
42. Which factory in Bengal was established by the Dutch?Asked in APSC CCE Prelims Exam 2006
43. In which of the following places the Dutch established their trading centres in India ?Asked in UPPCS Prelims 2017
44. The chief Dutch export from the Coromondel Ports wasAsked in WBCS Main Paper 3 2019
45. Which one of the following was the first fort constructed by the British in India?Asked in APSC CCE Prelims Exam 2016
46. Fort Saint George, the first fort built by the British in India was located at ________.Asked in GPSC Prelims CSP 1 2024
47. Match List-I which contains the names of European Companies with List-II which contains the names of their settlements in India and select the correct answer from the codes given below : List-I List-II (a) Dutch (1) Goa (b) English (2) Pudlicat (c) Portuguese (3) Bugli (d) French (4) ChinsuraAsked in HPPSC HPAS Prelims 2010
48. Where was the Western Presidency situated in the early period of the East India Company?Asked in MPPSC CS Prelims 2018
49. Arrange the following British trading centres in their chronological order. Choose the correct answer option. (i) Calcutta (ii) Surat (iii) Madras (iv) BombayAsked in MPSC CS Prelims 2014
50. The place of English East India Company settlement in Madras was known asAsked in UPSC NDA 2 2018