Advent of Europeans

Q. Match the following companies with their first headquarters:

1. Dutch East India Company	a. Cochin
2. Danish East India Company	b. Surat
3. English East India Company	c. Serampore
4. Portuguese East India Company	d. Pulicat

1. 1-c 2-d 3-a 4-b
2. 1-d 2-a 3-c 4-b
3. 1-d 2-c 3-b 4-a
4. 1-d 2-a 3-b 4-c

Q. Who were the first Europeans to visit India?

1. The French
2. The Spanish
3. The English
4. The Portuguese

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Who Were The First Europeans To Arrive India?

Q. In which year did Christopher Columbus land in America?

1. 1491 C.E.
2. 1492 C.E.
3. 1493 C.E.
4. 1490 C.E.

Q. Portugal led the way in exploration in the 1400s because of __________.

1. its inland location requiring it to find an overland route to the Indies
2. government stability and the invention of the caravel
3. the signing of the Treaty of Tordesillas with Spain
4. the marriage of Ferdinand and Isabella
5. the success of Columbus's voyage to the New World

Q. Which one of the following is the correct pair ?

1. Mungopark - Scottish priest
2. David Livingstone - Discovered the basins of the river Niger
3. Samuel Baker - Discovered the basin of the river Zambezi
4. Bartholomew Dias - His sailing brought the African continent to the notice of European Nation