Part I – Arrival of Europeans (Questions 1–15)
1. Who was the first European to discover the sea route to India?
A. Christopher Columbus
B. Vasco da Gama
C. Ferdinand Magellan
D. Marco Polo
Answer: B. Vasco da Gama
2. Vasco da Gama reached India in:
A. 1492
B. 1498
C. 1505
D. 1510
Answer: B. 1498
3. Vasco da Gama landed at:
A. Goa
B. Calicut (Kozhikode)
C. Cochin
D. Surat
Answer: B. Calicut (Kozhikode)
4. Vasco da Gama was welcomed by:
A. Krishnadevaraya
B. Zamorin of Calicut
C. Raja of Cochin
D. Bahadur Shah
Answer: B. Zamorin of Calicut
5. Which European nation was the first to establish trade in India?
A. Dutch
B. Portuguese
C. English
D. French
Answer: B. Portuguese
6. The Portuguese established their first factory in India at:
A. Surat
B. Cochin
C. Calicut
D. Madras
Answer: B. Cochin
7. Which European power introduced the cartaz (pass) system in India?
A. Dutch
B. English
C. Portuguese
D. French
Answer: C. Portuguese
8. The Dutch East India Company was established in:
A. 1498
B. 1600
C. 1602
D. 1664
Answer: C. 1602
9. The English East India Company received its Royal Charter in:
A. 1498
B. 1600
C. 1602
D. 1664
Answer: B. 1600
10. The French East India Company was established in:
A. 1600
B. 1602
C. 1664
D. 1700
Answer: C. 1664
11. The Danish East India Company was established in:
A. 1616
B. 1600
C. 1664
D. 1707
Answer: A. 1616
12. The English established their first factory in India at:
A. Surat
B. Goa
C. Calicut
D. Pondicherry
Answer: A. Surat
13. Which European power established its headquarters at Batavia (Jakarta)?
A. Portuguese
B. Dutch
C. English
D. French
Answer: B. Dutch
14. Pondicherry became the headquarters of the:
A. Portuguese
B. Dutch
C. French
D. Danish
Answer: C. French
15. Goa became the headquarters of the:
A. Portuguese
B. English
C. French
D. Dutch
Answer: A. Portuguese
Part II – Portuguese Governors (Questions 16–25)
16. The first Portuguese Governor in India was:
A. Albuquerque
B. Almeida
C. Vasco da Gama
D. Cabral
Answer: B. Francisco de Almeida
17. Francisco de Almeida is associated with the:
A. Doctrine of Lapse
B. Blue Water Policy
C. Subsidiary Alliance
D. Divide and Rule
Answer: B. Blue Water Policy
18. Who is regarded as the real founder of Portuguese power in India?
A. Almeida
B. Albuquerque
C. Vasco da Gama
D. Cabral
Answer: B. Afonso de Albuquerque
19. Albuquerque captured Goa in:
A. 1498
B. 1505
C. 1510
D. 1526
Answer: C. 1510
20. Goa was captured from the:
A. Mughals
B. Bijapur Sultanate
C. Vijayanagara Empire
D. Bahmani Sultanate
Answer: B. Bijapur Sultanate
21. Which Portuguese Governor encouraged intermarriage with Indians?
A. Almeida
B. Albuquerque
C. Cabral
D. Nuno da Cunha
Answer: B. Albuquerque
22. The Battle of Diu (1509) established Portuguese naval supremacy under:
A. Vasco da Gama
B. Almeida
C. Albuquerque
D. Cabral
Answer: B. Almeida
23. Which policy aimed to make Portugal the master of the Indian Ocean?
A. Blue Water Policy
B. Doctrine of Lapse
C. Ring Fence Policy
D. Forward Policy
Answer: A. Blue Water Policy
24. Which Portuguese Governor shifted the capital from Cochin to Goa?
A. Almeida
B. Albuquerque
C. Cabral
D. Vasco da Gama
Answer: B. Albuquerque
25. Match the following:
- Almeida – Blue Water Policy
- Albuquerque – Goa
- Vasco da Gama – Calicut
A. 1 only
B. 1 & 2 only
C. 2 & 3 only
D. 1, 2 & 3
Answer: D. 1, 2 & 3
Part III – Carnatic Wars & Anglo-French Rivalry (Questions 26–40)
26. The Carnatic Wars were fought between the:
A. English and Portuguese
B. English and Dutch
C. English and French
D. French and Portuguese
Answer: C. English and French
27. The Carnatic Wars were fought in:
A. Bengal
B. Punjab
C. South India
D. Gujarat
Answer: C. South Indi
28. How many Carnatic Wars were fought?
A. Two
B. Three
C. Four
D. Five
Answer: B. Three
29. The First Carnatic War was fought between:
A. 1746–1748
B. 1756–1763
C. 1764–1766
D. 1770–1773
Answer: A. 1746–1748
30. Who was the famous French Governor-General in India?
A. Dupleix
B. Clive
C. Cornwallis
D. Wellesley
Answer: A. Joseph François Dupleix
31. The English leader during the Carnatic Wars was:
A. Robert Clive
B. Warren Hastings
C. Dalhousie
D. Curzon
Answer: A. Robert Clive
32. The Second Carnatic War ended with the:
A. Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle
B. Treaty of Paris (1763)
C. Treaty of Pondicherry
D. Treaty of Madras
Answer: B. Treaty of Paris (1763)
33. The decisive battle that ended French political ambitions in India was:
A. Battle of Plassey
B. Battle of Buxar
C. Battle of Wandiwash
D. Battle of Panipat
Answer: C. Battle of Wandiwash
34. The Battle of Wandiwash was fought in:
A. 1757
B. 1760
C. 1761
D. 1764
Answer: B. 1760
35. The French were finally defeated by the:
A. Portuguese
B. Dutch
C. English
D. Danish
Answer: C. English
36. The Treaty of Paris (1763) ended the:
A. Anglo-Mysore War
B. Carnatic Wars
C. Anglo-Maratha War
D. Revolt of 1857
Answer: B. Carnatic Wars
37. After 1763, the French were allowed to:
A. Rule Indian kingdoms
B. Maintain only trading centres without fortification
C. Annex Bengal
D. Control Madras
Answer: B. Maintain only trading centres without fortification
38. Robert Clive became famous after the:
A. Battle of Diu
B. Siege of Arcot
C. Battle of Panipat
D. Battle of Talikota
Answer: B. Siege of Arcot
39. Which war established British supremacy in South India?
A. First Carnatic War
B. Second Carnatic War
C. Third Carnatic War
D. Anglo-Mysore War
Answer: C. Third Carnatic War
40. Which European power remained the strongest in India after the Carnatic Wars?
A. Portuguese
B. French
C. English
D. Dutch
Answer: C. English
Part IV – Decline of European Powers (Questions 41–50)
41. Which European power was the first to lose its dominance in India?
A. Portuguese
B. Dutch
C. French
D. English
Answer: A. Portuguese
42. The Dutch gradually withdrew from India because they concentrated on:
A. China
B. Indonesia (East Indies)
C. Africa
D. America
Answer: B. Indonesia (East Indies)
43. Which European power ultimately established political rule over India?
A. Portuguese
B. Dutch
C. French
D. English
Answer: D. English
44. Which European power’s headquarters in India was at Goa?
A. Portuguese
B. French
C. English
D. Dutch
Answer: A. Portuguese
45. Which European power’s headquarters was at Pondicherry?
A. Dutch
B. French
C. Portuguese
D. Danish
Answer: B. French
46. Which European power established Serampore (Frederiksnagore) as its settlement?
A. Portuguese
B. Danish
C. Dutch
D. French
Answer: B. Danish
47. Which of the following is correctly matched?
A. Portuguese – Goa
B. French – Pondicherry
C. English – Surat (first factory)
D. All of the above
Answer: D. All of the above
48. Arrange the arrival of the European powers in India chronologically:
A. Portuguese → Dutch → English → Danish → French
B. Portuguese → English → Dutch → French → Danish
C. English → Portuguese → Dutch → French → Danish
D. Dutch → Portuguese → English → French → Danish
Answer: A. Portuguese → Dutch → English → Danish → French
49. Consider the following statements:
- Vasco da Gama reached Calicut in 1498.
- Almeida introduced the Blue Water Policy.
- Albuquerque captured Goa.
A. 1 only
B. 1 & 2 only
C. 2 & 3 only
D. 1, 2 & 3
Answer: D. 1, 2 & 3
50. Which of the following statements is/are correct?
- The Battle of Wandiwash ended French political ambitions in India.
- The Treaty of Paris (1763) marked British supremacy over the French in India.
- The English East India Company received its Royal Charter in 1600.
A. 1 only
B. 1 & 2 only
C. 2 & 3 only
D. 1, 2 & 3
Answer: D. 1, 2 & 3