Practice Advent of the Europeans – GK Quiz with Answers – Level 3

Consider the following statements about the periodisation of Indian history:

1. In 1817, the Scottish economist James Mill wrote a three-volume work titled A History of British India.

2. James Mill divided Indian history into ancient, medieval and modern periods.

3. Many historians describe the period of British rule as 'colonial'.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following events:

1. The East India Company began building a fort around its settlement in Bengal.

2. Vasco da Gama discovered the sea route to India.

3. The East India Company received a charter from Queen Elizabeth I.

4. The Company acquired the zamindari of three villages, including Kalikata.

Select the correct chronological order.

Match List-I with List-II:

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

Consider the following statements about the charter granted to the East India Company in 1600:

1. It gave the Company the sole right to trade with the East, so no other English trading group could compete with it.

2. It prevented other European powers from entering the Eastern markets.

3. The Company's office in London was known as East India House.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements about competition among the European trading companies in India:

1. Competition for the same goods pushed up prices and increased the companies' profits.

2. In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the companies sank each other's ships and blockaded routes.

3. The fortification of trading posts led to conflict with local rulers.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements about the first English factory, set up on the Hugli in 1651:

1. The Company's traders at that time were known as 'factors'.

2. The factory had a warehouse where goods for export were stored, along with offices.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements about the Company and the nawabs of Bengal:

1. After Aurangzeb's death, the Bengal nawabs became more powerful.

2. Alivardi Khan and Sirajuddaulah granted the Company the right to mint coins.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements about the periodisation of Indian history:

1. James Mill, a Scottish economist, believed that British rule would civilise India.

2. The ancient–medieval–modern division of Indian history is also drawn from the West.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Match List-I with List-II:

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

Consider the following events:

1. James Rennel prepares a map of Hindustan.

2. Vasco da Gama discovers the sea route to India.

3. James Mill publishes A History of British India.

4. The first English factory comes up on the banks of the Hugli.

Select the correct chronological order.