Advent of Europeans

Q.

Colonial Power	Capital
1. Dutch	Pulicat
2. French	Pondicherry
3. Portuguese	Goa

Which of the above pairs is/are correct?

1. 3 only
2. 1, 2, and 3
3. 1 only
4. 1 and 2 only

Q. When did Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama reach Calicut port in India?

1. 1498

Q. After the arrival of the Portuguese in India, the European nations that followed suit was/were:

1. German
2. Dutch
3. French
4. Austrian

Q.

Where did St. Francis Xavier land in India in the year 1542?

1. Tuticorin

2. Goa

3. Cuttack

4. Cochin

Q. Which of the following statements is/are correct about the Portuguese in India?

1. Vasco da Gama landed on the Kerala in 1498 AD.
2. The Portuguese built their first fort at Cochin in 1503 AD.
3. Goa was captured in 1520 AD by the Portuguese.
4. Goa became the centre of the Portuguese state in India.

Q. Who was the first Jesuit missionary to arrive in India?

1. Robert de Nobili
2. Robert Caldwell
3. St. Francis Xavier
4. Nathan Brown

Q. Match the following with respect to territories set up by the Europeans in South India:

i. Dutch	a. Pondicherry
ii. French	b. Tarangampadi
iii. English	c. Pulicat
iv. Danes	d. Madras

1. i - c, ii - a, iii - d, iv - b
2. i - c, ii - d, iii - a, iv - b
3. i - b, ii - d, iii - a, iv - c
4. i - c, ii - a, iii - b, iv - d