Rise of British Power

1. Assertion (A): The English East India Company eliminated their Portuguese and Dutch trade rivals by the end of the 17th century.
Reason (R): The English traders sold goods of superior quality at cheaper rates.

Codes:
(1) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(2) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(3) (A) is correct, but (R) is incorrect
(4) (A) is incorrect, but (R) is correct
(JUNE 2012)

Answer: 3

2. Which one of the following centre was not a Dutch commercial establishment in India?

(1) Masulipatam
(2) Karikal
(3) Hugli
(4) Balasore
(JUNE 2012)

Answer: 3

3. Which of the following statements about the activities of the Portuguese traders in India during the early 16th century is not correct?

(1) The Portuguese were the first Europeans to reach India via Red Sea route
(2) The Portuguese made huge profits by selling Indian spices in European markets
(3) The Portuguese captured many places on the coasts of the Indian ocean and built their fortresses there
(4) The Portuguese declared that other traders could not bring their ships into the Indian ocean without their permission
(DEC 2012)

Answer: 1

4. Which one of the following states was not a Nation State in the 17th century?

(1) France
(2) Germany
(3) England
(4) Spain
(DEC 2012)

Answer: 2

5. The beginning of the Great Depression is related to

(1) the collapse of prices in Japan
(2) the sudden rise of price Index in Europe
(3) the collapse of prices in Wall Street
(4) depression in Pacific ocean region
(DEC 2012)

Answer: 3

6. Bombay acquired by the English originally belonged to the

(1) Portuguese
(2) Dutch
(3) Danes
(4) French
(JUNE 2014)

Answer: 1

7. Which one of the following represents the correct chronology in respect of the coming of the European trading nations into India during the medieval period?

(1) Dutch, Portuguese, English, French
(2) Portuguese, English, French, Dutch
(3) Portuguese, Dutch, English, French
(4) English, Portuguese, French, Dutch
(DEC 2014)

Answer: 3