Peter the Great, the Tsar of Russia from 1682 to 1725, was known for his expansionist policies and efforts to modernize Russia and increase its influence, including seeking access to warm-water ports and controlling vital trade routes.
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 · Topic: Advent of European Companies (Background: European search for a sea route to India)
More Modern History of India questions
- 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 ?
- Which factory in Bengal was established by the Dutch?
- In which of the following places the Dutch established their trading centres in India ?
- The chief Dutch export from the Coromondel Ports was
- Which one of the following was the first fort constructed by the British in India?
- Fort Saint George, the first fort built by the British in India was located at ________.
- 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) Chinsura
- Where was the Western Presidency situated in the early period of the East India Company?
