Worksheetschapter : 1 (Arrivals of Europeans in India)
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 11mins
Columbus was an inhabitant of......
England
Portugal
Italy
Spain
Which port did Columbus reach accidently when he started out to discover a new sea - route to India?
America
Australia
Africa
New Zealand
Vasco - da - Gama was an inhabitant of...........
Italy
Spain
France
Portugal
When did Vasco da Gama ship reach the port of Calicut ?
22nd May 1500
12 March 1492
22 May 1498
10 March 1480
On which port did the Portuguese first establish their fort in 1500 CE?
Calicut
Surat
Maramagoa
Manglore
In which year did the Portuguese gain victory over Goa ?
1498
1506
1510
1500
Which Mughal emperor ruled over Delhi when the Portuguese established their fort on the banks of Hugli ?
Aurangzeb
Akbar
Jahangir
Shahjahan
The Dutch are inhabitants of .........
Norway
Denmark
Sweden
Holland
Whose competition could the Dutch not with stand ?
Portuguese
Spainish
British
French
When was the British East India Company established?
1600
1608
1613
1602
When was the Battle of Buxar fought?
1757
1765
1761
1764
From which Mughal Emeror did the British get permission for tax-free trade?
From Jahangir
From Shahjahan
From Akbar
From Aurangzeb
Which Mughal Emperor permitted the British to start trade in Bengal?
Aurangzeb
Akbar
Jahangir
Shahjahan
Who become the Nawab of Bengal in 1756 C.E. ?
Siraj ud Daulah
Alivardi Khan
Shuja-ud-Daulah
Murshid Ali khan
From where did the British first their trade?
From the banks o rivers Padma
From the banks of river Hugli
From calicut port
From the banks of river Meghana
