Masulipatnam

Q. Qutub Shahi rulers of Golconda imposed __________ on sale of textiles and spices to prevent the trade passing completely into the hands of foreign rulers.

1. heavy taxes
2. royal monopolies
3. low taxes
4. zero taxes

Q. Which of the following are the factors that had a hand, in the decline of Masulipatnam as a trading hub?

1. Conflict between the Mughals and the British.
2. Competition between the British and the Dutch traders.
3. The British traders chose to sell their wares in other port towns like Calcutta.
4. The revolt of the sepoys in 1857.

Q. The fort at Masulipatnam was built by the __________.

1. Dutch
2. Mughals
3. Qutub Shahi rulers
4. English East Indian company

Q. Identify the trading groups which were competing in Masulipatnam during medieval period.

1. Golconda nobles
2. Persian merchants
3. Telugu Komati Chettis
4. Muslim Bohras

Q. __________ was infamously referred to as the gateway to Mecca.

1. Surat
2. Ajmer
3. Masulipatnam
4. Somnath

Q. The town Masulipatnam lies on _____________ delta.

1. Krishna
2. Kaveri
3. Ganga
4. Indus

Q.

Who all set their factories in Surat in the seventeenth century?

1. Portuguese

2. Dutch

3. English

4. All of the above

Q. __________ was infamously referred to as the gateway to Mecca.

1. Surat
2. Ajmer
3. Somnath
4. Masulipatnam

Q. The Mughals conquered Golconda by 1687.

1. False
2. True