MCQ Chapter 2 History Class 8 Maharashtra Board MCQ For All Chapters – History Class 8Europe and India 1. What was the main reason for the European search for new trade routes in the 15th century?Expansion of industrializationBlockage of old trade routes by the Ottoman TurksTo spread ChristianityTo conquer new territoriesQuestion 1 of 202. Who discovered America in 1492 while searching for a new route to India?Vasco-da-GamaChristopher ColumbusFerdinand MagellanMarco PoloQuestion 2 of 203. Which war ended French influence in India and established British dominance?Battle of PlasseyCarnatic WarsBattle of BuxarAnglo-Sikh WarsQuestion 3 of 204. What was the economic system that emerged in Europe due to colonial trade?SocialismCapitalismFeudalismCommunismQuestion 4 of 205. What is the meaning of Colonialism?A country controlling its own economyA powerful country exploiting weaker countries for its benefitEqual trade between nationsDevelopment of local industriesQuestion 5 of 206. What does Imperialism refer to?Expansion of industrial productionControl over other countries through political and military dominationA system of governance based on democracyEqual trade opportunities for all nationsQuestion 6 of 207. Which European country was the first to establish trading posts in India?BritainPortugalFranceNetherlandsQuestion 7 of 208. The British East India Company established its first factory in India at which location?CalicutSuratMumbaiChennaiQuestion 8 of 209. What was the primary reason for the Battle of Buxar in 1764?British interference in Mughal affairsA conflict between England and PortugalThe decline of the Maratha EmpireWar between the British and the DutchQuestion 9 of 2010. Who was the ruler of Mysore who resisted British expansion?Siraj-ud-DaulahHyder AliMir JafarShah Alam IIQuestion 10 of 2011. What was the main reason for the European search for new trade routes in the 15th century?Expansion of industrializationBlockage of old trade routes by the Ottoman TurksTo spread ChristianityTo conquer new territoriesQuestion 11 of 2012. Who discovered America in 1492 while searching for a new route to India?Vasco-da-GamaChristopher ColumbusFerdinand MagellanMarco PoloQuestion 12 of 2013. Which war ended French influence in India and established British dominance?Battle of PlasseyCarnatic WarsBattle of BuxarAnglo-Sikh WarsQuestion 13 of 2014. What was the economic system that emerged in Europe due to colonial trade?SocialismCapitalismFeudalismCommunismQuestion 14 of 2015. What is the meaning of Colonialism?A country controlling its own economyA powerful country exploiting weaker countries for its benefitEqual trade between nationsDevelopment of local industriesQuestion 15 of 2016. What does Imperialism refer to?Expansion of industrial productionControl over other countries through political and military dominationA system of governance based on democracyEqual trade opportunities for all nationsQuestion 16 of 2017. Which European country was the first to establish trading posts in India?BritainPortugalFranceNetherlandsQuestion 17 of 2018. The British East India Company established its first factory in India at which location?CalicutSuratMumbaiChennaiQuestion 18 of 2019. What was the primary reason for the Battle of Buxar in 1764?British interference in Mughal affairsA conflict between England and PortugalThe decline of the Maratha EmpireWar between the British and the DutchQuestion 19 of 2020. Who was the ruler of Mysore who resisted British expansion?Siraj-ud-DaulahHyder AliMir JafarShah Alam IIQuestion 20 of 20 Loading...
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