Advent of Europeans to India – Mock Test

Question 1: European Indian commodities

Trading primarily traded
Consider the following statements about the
Company
impact of European arrival on the Indian textile
industry: 1. Portuguese Pepper and cinnamon
1. The demand for Indian textiles in Europe 2. Dutch Textiles and indigo
led to the growth of karkhanas in urban
centers. 3. English Opium and tea

2. The Company's monopoly on trade led Which of the pairs given above are correctly
to the decline of traditional Indian textile matched?
exports by the 18th century. (a) 1 and 2 only
3. The influx of European silver initially (b) 2 and 3 only
strengthened the Mughal economy. (c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Which of the statements given above are
correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only Question 4:
(b) 2 and 3 only Consider the following statements:
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3 Statement-I:
The arrival of Europeans in India led to the
introduction of new crops like tobacco, potato,
Question 2: and chili.

Which of the following best explains the initial Statement-II:

success of the Portuguese in establishing their The introduction of these new crops had no
trading posts in India? significant impact on Indian agriculture or
dietary habits.
1. Superior naval technology
Which one of the following is correct in respect
2. Support from local Indian rulers of the above statements?
3. Papal approval for their expeditions (a) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are
4. Weakness of the Mughal Empire correct and Statement-II is the correct
explanation for Statement-I
Select the correct answer using the code given (b) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are
below: correct and Statement-II is not the correct
explanation for Statement-I
(a) 1 and 3 only
(c) Statement-I is correct but Statement-II is
(b) 2 and 4 only
incorrect
(c) 1, 2 and 3 only
(d) Statement-I is incorrect but Statement-II is
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
correct

Question 3:
Question 5:
Consider the following pairs:
Which of the following factors contributed to the
decline of Portuguese power in India?
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1. Union of Spanish and Portuguese 3. It integrated India into the world

crowns in 1580 economy.
2. Rise of the Dutch and English East India Which of the statements given above are
Companies correct?
3. Lack of support from the native Indian (a) 1 and 2 only
population (b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
4. Defeat in the Battle of Plassey
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Select the correct answer using the code given
below:
Question 8:
(a) 1, 2 and 3 only
(b) 2, 3 and 4 only Which of the following best describes the nature
(c) 1 and 4 only of early European settlements in India?
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(a) Territorial conquests aimed at political
domination
(b) Fortified trading posts with limited territorial
Question 6:
control
Arrange the following events in chronological (c) Large-scale colonization efforts with
order: significant European migration
(d) Missionary establishments focused primarily
1. Establishment of English factory at Surat on religious conversion
2. Battle of Plassey
3. Arrival of Vasco da Gama in Calicut Question 9:
4. Establishment of Dutch factory at Consider the following pairs:
Masulipatnam
European Indian ally in Anglo-
Select the correct answer using the code given Power French Wars
below:
1. French Chanda Sahib
(a) 3 - 4 - 1 - 2
(b) 3 - 1 - 4 - 2 2. English Nawab of Bengal
(c) 4 - 3 - 1 - 2
3. Dutch Tipu Sultan
(d) 4 - 1 - 3 - 2
Which of the pairs given above are correctly
matched?
Question 7:
(a) 1 only
Consider the following statements about the (b) 1 and 2 only
impact of European trade on the Indian (c) 2 and 3 only
economy: (d) 1, 2 and 3
1. It led to the commercialization of Indian
agriculture.
Question 10:
2. It resulted in the deindustrialization of
India by the 19th century.
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Which of the following statements about the Which of the following factors contributed to the
impact of European advent on Indian society English East India Company's success over other
is/are correct? European powers in India?
1. It led to the introduction of Western 1. Superior naval power
education and English language.
2. Better relations with Mughal emperors
2. It resulted in the immediate abolition of
3. Control over Bengal after the Battle of
social practices like sati and child
Plassey
marriage.
4. Support from the British government
3. It introduced the concept of private
property in land. Select the correct answer using the code given
below:
Select the correct answer using the code given
below: (a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 2 and 4 only
(a) 1 only
(c) 1, 3 and 4 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

Question 13:
Question 11: Consider the following statements about the
impact of European trade on Indian crafts and
Consider the following statements:
industries:
Statement-I:
1. It led to the decline of traditional
The European trading companies introduced a
handicrafts in India.
uniform currency system in India.
2. It resulted in the growth of new
Statement-II:
industries like indigo and opium
The drain of wealth from India to Europe began
production.
with the advent of European trading companies.
3. It caused a shift from subsistence to
Which one of the following is correct in respect
commercial agriculture in many regions.
of the above statements?
Which of the statements given above are
(a) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are
correct?
correct and Statement-II is the correct
explanation for Statement-I (a) 1 and 2 only
(b) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are (b) 2 and 3 only
correct and Statement-II is not the correct (c) 1 and 3 only
explanation for Statement-I (d) 1, 2 and 3
(c) Statement-I is correct but Statement-II is
incorrect
(d) Statement-I is incorrect but Statement-II is Question 14:
correct
Which of the following best describes the
political landscape of India when the Europeans
Question 12: first arrived?
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(a) A strong, centralized Mughal Empire

(b) A fragmented polity with multiple regional
Question 17:
powers
(c) A confederation of Maratha states Consider the following statements:
(d) Direct British control over most of the
subcontinent Statement-I:
The European trading companies introduced the
concept of joint-stock companies in India.
Question 15: Statement-II:
The advent of Europeans led to the development
Consider the following pairs:
of new urban centers in India.
European Local Indian Ruler who
Which one of the following is correct in respect
Trading Post granted permission
of the above statements?
1. Bombay Portuguese King
(a) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are
2. Madras Nayak of Chandragiri correct and Statement-II is the correct
explanation for Statement-I
3. Calcutta Nawab of Bengal (b) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are
Which of the pairs given above are correctly correct and Statement-II is not the correct
matched? explanation for Statement-I
(c) Statement-I is correct but Statement-II is
(a) 1 and 2 only incorrect
(b) 2 and 3 only (d) Statement-I is incorrect but Statement-II is
(c) 1 and 3 only correct
(d) 1, 2 and 3

Question 18:
Question 16:
Which of the following factors contributed to the
Which of the following statements about the decline of the Indian textile industry in the 18th
impact of European advent on Indian agriculture and 19th centuries?
is/are correct?
1. Competition from machine-made British
1. It led to the introduction of cash crops textiles
like indigo and opium.
2. Loss of traditional markets due to
2. It resulted in the commercialization of political changes
agriculture in many regions.
3. Exploitation of weavers by the East
3. It immediately improved the condition India Company
of peasants due to increased demand for
agricultural products. 4. Lack of technological innovation in
Indian textile production
Select the correct answer using the code given
below: Select the correct answer using the code given
below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only (a) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only (b) 2 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3 (c) 1, 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
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(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
Question 19:
(c) 2 and 3 only
Consider the following statements about the (d) 1, 2 and 3
impact of European advent on Indian maritime
trade:
Question 22:
1. It led to the decline of traditional Indian
maritime powers. Which of the following statements about the
impact of European advent on Indian society and
2. It resulted in the integration of Indian
culture is/are correct?
Ocean trade with global trade networks.
1. It led to the introduction of the printing
3. It caused a shift in the balance of trade in
press in India.
favor of Europe.
2. It resulted in the emergence of a new
Which of the statements given above are
educated Indian elite.
correct?
3. It introduced Western scientific and
(a) 1 and 2 only
rational thought to India.
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only Select the correct answer using the code given
(d) 1, 2 and 3 below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
Question 20:
(c) 2 and 3 only
Which of the following best describes the nature (d) 1, 2 and 3
of early European factories in India?
(a) Large-scale manufacturing units
Question 23:
(b) Fortified warehouses and trading posts
(c) Military garrisons Consider the following statements:
(d) Agricultural plantations
Statement-I:
The European trading companies introduced the
concept of monopoly trade in India.
Question 21:
Statement-II:
Consider the following pairs:
The advent of Europeans led to the decline of
European Indian Territory ceded to traditional Indian banking systems like the
Power British East India Company hundi.

1. Bombay Which one of the following is correct in respect

Portuguese of the above statements?

2. French Chandernagore (a) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are

correct and Statement-II is the correct
3. Dutch Cochin explanation for Statement-I
(b) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are
Which of the pairs given above are correctly
correct and Statement-II is not the correct
matched?
explanation for Statement-I
(c) Statement-I is correct but Statement-II is
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incorrect Question 26:

(d) Statement-I is incorrect but Statement-II is Which one of the following was the first fort
correct constructed by the British in India?
(a) Fort William
(b) Fort St. George
Question 24: (c) Fort St. David
(d) Fort St. Angelo
Which of the following factors contributed to the
English East India Company's transition from a
trading company to a territorial power in India?
Question 27:
1. Decline of the Mughal Empire Who among the following were the first to come
to India for trade?
2. Success in the Anglo-French wars (a) Portuguese
3. Support from the British government (b) Dutch
(c) English
4. Control over Bengal's revenues after the (d) French
Battle of Plassey
Select the correct answer using the code given
below: Question 28:
The Treaty of Alinagar was signed between
(a) 1 and 3 only which of the following?
(b) 2 and 4 only (a) French and Nawab of Bengal
(c) 1, 2 and 4 only (b) British and Nawab of Bengal
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 (c) Marathas and Nawab of Bengal
(d) British and French

Question 25:
Consider the following statements about the Question 29:
impact of European advent on the Indian Which of the following European powers
economy: established their first factory at Surat?
(a) Portuguese
1. It led to the monetization of the Indian (b) Dutch
economy. (c) British
(d) French
2. It resulted in the de-industrialization of
India by the 19th century.
3. It caused a shift from revenue farming to Question 30:
permanent settlement in many regions. Which of the following was the immediate cause
of Siraj-ud-Daula’s conflict with the British?
Which of the statements given above are
(a) The British opposed the Mughal Emperor’s
correct?
policy
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) The British attacked French settlements
(b) 2 and 3 only (c) The British fortified Calcutta without the
(c) 1 and 3 only Nawab’s permission
(d) 1, 2 and 3 (d) The British did not pay revenues to the
Nawab
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Question 31: (b) Dutch

Which European power established the first (c) British
printing press in India? (d) French
(a) Dutch
(b) Portuguese
(c) British Question 37:
(d) French Where was the first French factory established in
India?
(a) Pondicherry
Question 32: (b) Surat
Who was the first Governor-General of Bengal? (c) Masulipatnam
(a) Lord Wellesley (d) Chandernagore
(b) Warren Hastings
(c) Lord Cornwallis
(d) Robert Clive Question 38:
Which European power gained control of the
islands of Bombay as part of a royal dowry?
Question 33: (a) Portuguese
The Battle of Wandiwash was fought between (b) British
which two European powers in India? (c) Dutch
(a) British and French (d) French
(b) Dutch and Portuguese
(c) British and Portuguese
(d) Dutch and French Question 39:
The Dutch established their earliest trading posts
on the eastern coast of India at which of the
Question 34: following places?
Who was the last European to come to India as (a) Masulipatnam
traders? (b) Goa
(a) Dutch (c) Surat
(b) English (d) Calicut
(c) Portuguese
(d) French
Question 40:
Which of the following was not a reason for the
Question 35: decline of Portuguese power in India?
The Dutch East India Company was expelled (a) Corruption and inefficiency of Portuguese
from India after their defeat in which battle? administration
(a) Battle of Plassey (b) Dutch competition
(b) Battle of Bedara (c) Decline of the spice trade
(c) Battle of Buxar (d) The Battle of Buxar
(d) Battle of Srirangapatna

Question 41:
Question 36: In which year did the English East India
Which of the following European powers Company acquire the Diwani of Bengal, Bihar,
established their presence in India first? and Orissa?
(a) Portuguese (a) 1757
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(b) 1764 (c) Pondicherry

(c) 1765 (d) Calicut
(d) 1772

Question 47:
Question 42: Which of the following treaties ended the Third
Who granted the English the permission to Carnatic War?
establish their first factory in Bengal? (a) Treaty of Alinagar
(a) Shah Jahan (b) Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle
(b) Aurangzeb (c) Treaty of Paris
(c) Farrukhsiyar (d) Treaty of Wandiwash
(d) Murshid Quli Khan

Question 48:
Question 43: Who was the Mughal Emperor when the English
Which of the following events gave the English East India Company was granted the Diwani of
East India Company the right to collect revenue Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa?
in Bengal? (a) Bahadur Shah I
(a) Battle of Plassey (b) Farrukhsiyar
(b) Battle of Wandiwash (c) Shah Alam II
(c) Battle of Buxar (d) Muhammad Shah
(d) Treaty of Alinagar

Question 49:
Question 44: Which European power built the famous fort at
Who was the Nawab of Bengal during the Battle Bassein near Bombay?
of Plassey? (a) Portuguese
(a) Mir Jafar (b) Dutch
(b) Siraj-ud-Daula (c) British
(c) Shuja-ud-Daula (d) French
(d) Alivardi Khan

Question 50:
Question 45: Which one of the following was the main
The French were defeated by the British in India objective of the British East India Company in
during the tenure of which French Governor- India during the early 17th century?
General? (a) Trade and commerce
(a) François Martin (b) Establishing colonies
(b) Joseph François Dupleix (c) Spreading Christianity
(c) Pierre Benoit Dumas (d) Establishing military bases
(d) Marquis de Bussy

Question 46:
The British established their first factory in
South India at which of the following places?
(a) Madras
(b) Masulipatnam