MCQ Chapter 3 History Class 12 Maharashtra Board India and European Colonialism 1. When did Vasco da Gama reach the port of Calicut (Kozhikode)?1608149815051610Question 1 of 202. What was required from Indian rulers to sail on the Indian Ocean under Portuguese control?Royal decreeMughal permitCartaz (license)Trade taxQuestion 2 of 203. Which of the following places was not under Portuguese control on the western coast?GoaDamanCalcuttaChaulQuestion 3 of 204. What was the capital of the Portuguese Empire in India?DiuDamanGoaHugliQuestion 4 of 205. Which document contained ship details like captain's name and weaponry?VisaPassportCartazTrade billQuestion 5 of 206. Who was the chief administrative authority among Portuguese officials in India?CapitaonVedor da FazendaVice-reiChancellorQuestion 6 of 207. What significant advantage did the Portuguese have over Indian rulers?Diplomatic strengthStronger infantrySuperior naval forceRicher trade postsQuestion 7 of 208. What did the Portuguese prohibit in their Indian territories?Church buildingReligious festivalsFort constructionUse of currencyQuestion 8 of 209. What was the East India Company originally established for?Political controlReligious expansionTrade in eastern countriesAdministrative governanceQuestion 9 of 2010. Who granted the British East India Company the right to build forts and maintain an army?Queen ElizabethCharles IISir George OxendenVasco da GamaQuestion 10 of 2011. What was the name of the British fort built in Chennai?Fort WilliamFort GeorgeFort St.GeorgeFort VictoriaQuestion 11 of 2012. In which year did Charles II lease Mumbai to the East India Company?1661166516691675Question 12 of 2013. Which factory controlled by the British included a trumpet blower among the staff?KolkataSuratChennaiMumbaiQuestion 13 of 2014. Which coin metals were issued from the mint established in Chennai?Gold and platinumSilver and copperGold, silver, alloys, and copperCopper and brassQuestion 14 of 2015. What did the Dutch establish at Pulicat with the permission of the Vijaynagara court?ShipyardReligious siteFactory and fortAdministrative capitalQuestion 15 of 2016. Which commodity trade did the Dutch gain monopoly over by a treaty with the King of Kochi?SpicesIndigoTextilesBlack pepperQuestion 16 of 2017. Which was the first French factory established in India?PondicherrySuratMaheKarikalQuestion 17 of 2018. What name was given to the wars fought between the British and the French in India?Anglo-French WarsCarnatic WarsDeccan WarsCoastal WarsQuestion 18 of 2019. Who was appointed as Governor of Surat and Commander-in-Chief of Mumbai in 1669?Vasco da GamaAbraham ShipmanSir George OxendenJean ColbertQuestion 19 of 2020. What motivated the British to build warehouses in India?To store artilleryTo accommodate officialsTo store goods bought at low pricesTo control local rulersQuestion 20 of 20 Loading...
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