Practice Advent of the Europeans – GK Quiz with Answers – Level 1

In which year did James Mill publish 'A History of British India'?

Many historians use which term to describe the period of British rule in India?

Who prepared the 1782 map of Hindustan at the request of Robert Clive?

Vasco da Gama, who discovered the sea route to India, was an explorer from which country?

Which place was the main base of the Portuguese in India?

The Basilica of Bom Jesus, a church from the Portuguese period, is located in:

In which year did the English East India Company receive its royal charter?

What was the name of the East India Company's office in London?

What were the traders of the English East India Company called in the 17th century?

Which fort did the English East India Company build around its settlement in Calcutta?