Colonisation of Latin America

Q. Who among the following discovered a sea route to India by going around Africa?

1. Pizarro
2. Christopher Columbus
3. Vasco da Gama
4. Cortex

Q. ___________ refers to the large estates spread over thousands of acres of land.

1. Hacandas
2. Haciendas
3. Haiccendas
4. Hacienders

Q. Over time, the Latin American population became a mix multiple languages and cutlures. Which set of people were not a part of this mixture?

1. Native Indian
2. Spanish
3. West Indian
4. African slaves

Q. What are the two most widely spoken languages in Latin America?

1. Portugese and Danish
2. English and Portugese
3. Danish and Spanish
4. Spanish and Portugese

Q. Which of the following statement(s) is/are true regarding Latin American colonisation?

1. Tribal communities were controlled by colonial rulers.
2. Tribals were exempted from taxes.
3. The population comprised of Indians alone.
4. Forced religious conversions.

Q. During the Dutch colonial rule, there was acute famine and poverty in Indonesia . This was because of , which created a shortage of for the natives.

1. tree resources
2. food grains
3. commercial farming
4. defforestation

Q. Latin America is so named because __________.

1. it is a part of Europe
2. everyone speaks Latin
3. languages of this region are derived from Latin
4. it was a British colony

Q. 'Haciendas', which were large estates spread over thousands of acres of land, were known to also contain which of these?

1. Silver mines
2. Copper mines
3. Dairy farms
4. Sulphur mines
5. Workshops
6. Agricultural lands
7. Pastures
8. Factories

Q. Which method was not employed by the Europeans to establish their dominance in Latin America?

1. Pushing the natives away
2. Slavery
3. Signing of treaties
4. Killing the natives

Q. From the following, select the events that led to the unequal division of social structure in Latin America.

1. European administrative control
2. Trade profited Europeans alone
3. Profit from trade spent on luxury by local elites.
4. Development of indigenous industries

Q. 'Haciendas', which were large estates spread over thousands of acres of land, were known to also contain which of these?

1. Silver mines
2. Copper mines
3. Dairy farms
4. Sulphur mines
5. Workshops
6. Agricultural lands
7. Pastures
8. Factories

Q. Latin America is so named because __________.

1. it is a part of Europe
2. everyone speaks Latin
3. languages of this region are derived from Latin
4. it was a British colony

Q. From the following, select the events that led to the unequal division of social structure in Latin America.

1. European administrative control
2. Trade profited Europeans alone
3. Profit from trade spent on luxury by local elites.
4. Development of indigenous industries

Q. ___________ refers to the large estates spread over thousands of acres of land.

1. Hacandas
2. Haciendas
3. Haiccendas
4. Hacienders

Q. How did the European colonisers create an artifical dependence on its colonies in Latin America?

1. The colonies were forced to cultivate commercial crops, which were sold for lower costs in dominant countries.
2. The colonies were not allowed to develop industries and trade with other countries.
3. Manufacture of simple items like nails was prohibited.
4. The profits earned by the local elites were used to invest in production.

Q. How did the European colonisers create an artifical dependence on its colonies in Latin America?

1. The colonies were forced to cultivate commercial crops, which were sold for lower costs in dominant countries.
2. The colonies were not allowed to develop industries and trade with other countries.
3. Manufacture of simple items like nails was prohibited.
4. The profits earned by the local elites were used to invest in production.

Q. Which of the following statement(s) is/are true regarding Latin American colonisation?

1. Tribal communities were controlled by colonial rulers.
2. Tribals were exempted from taxes.
3. The population comprised of Indians alone.
4. Forced religious conversions.