8th Social Science one mark questions for History Chapter 1 Advent of the Europeans
1. Who laid the foundation of Portuguese power in India?
a) Vasco da Gama
b) Bartholomew Diaz
c) Alfonso de Albuquerque
d) Almeida
Answer:
d) Almeida2. Which of the following European Nation was the foremost attempt to discover a sea route to India?
a) Dutc
b) Portuga
c) Franc
d) Britai
Answer
b) Portuga
3. In 1453 Constantinople was captured by ……………….
a) The Frenc
b) The Turk
c) The Dutc
d) The Britis
Answer
b) The Turk
4. Sir William Hawkins belonged to ……………….
a) Portuga
b) Spai
c) Englan
d) Franc
Answer
c) Englan
5. The first fort constructed by the British in India was ……………….
a) Fort Willia
b) Fort St.Georg
c) Agra for
d) Fort St. Davi
Answer
a) Fort Willia
6. Who among the following Europeans were the last to come India as traders
a) The Britis
b) The Frenc
c) The Danis
d) The Portugues
Answer
b) The Frenc
7. Tranquebar on the Tamil Nadu coast was a trade centre of the ……………….
a) The Portugues
b) The Britis
c) The Frenc
d) The Danis
Answer
d) The Danis
II. Fill in blanks.
1. National Archives of India (NAI) is located in ………………. .
Answer:
New Delhi
2. Bartholomew Diaz, a Portuguese sailor was patronized by ………………. .
Answer:
King John – II
3. The printing press in India was set up by ………………. at Goa in 1556.
Answer:
Portuguese
4. The Mughal Emperor ………………. permitted the English to trade in India.
Answer:
Jahangir
5. The French East India Company was formed by ………………. .
Answer:
Colbert
6. ………………. the King of Denmark issued a charter to create Danish East India company.
Answer:
Christian IV
Additional questions
I. Choose the correct answer.
1. …………….. are some good source to know about administrative history
a) Maps
b) Coins
c) ports
d) Voyages
Answer:
b) Coins
2. ……………….. was sent to the first governor for the Portuguese possessions in India.
a) Almeida
b) Vascoda Gama
c) Albu querque
d) Bartholomeu Diaz
Answer:
a) Almeida
3. In Pulicat, the fort built by the Dutch was …………………… .
a) Geldria Fort
b) St. George
c) William Fort
d) Red fort
Answer:
a) Geldria Fort
4. The ruler of Bijapur in 1673 was ………………… .
a) Ibrahim Lodi
b) Sherkhan Lodi
c) Dowlad khan Lodi
d) Mohammed Lodi
Answer:
b) Sher khan Lodi
5. A sailor who reached the southern – most point of Africa
a) Americo vesbuki
b) Bartholomew Diaz
c) Colombus
d) Mecallan
Answer:
b) Bartholomew Diaz
6. The national Archives of India (NAI) in located in ……………… .
a) New Delhi
b) Chennai
c) Coimbatore
d) Thanjavur
Answer:
a) New Delhi
7. Who set up a printing press at Tranqueber (Tarangambadi)
a) G.U pope
b) Caldwell
c) John – d – Britto
d) Ziegenbalg
Answer:
d) Ziegenbalg
8. Battle of Plassey in the year ………………… .
a) 1757
b) 1758
c) 1759
d) 1760
Answer:
a) 1757
9. Battle of Buxar in the year ………………… .
a) 1762
b) 1764
c) 1766
d) 1768
Answer:
b) 1764
10. Which Europeans came first to India as traders?
a) The French
b) The British
c) The Portuguese
d) The Dutch
Answer:
c) The Portuguese
II. Fill in theblanks:
1. The place where document are presented in ……………….. .
Answer:
Archives
2. …………… was a Translator in Pondicherry to assist French trade in India.
Answer:
Ananda Rangam
3. Ananda Rangam diaries contain the Indo ……………….. relationship.
Ans: French
4. ………………… is one of the largest archives in Asia.
Answer:
NAI, New Delhi
5. …………….. is one of the oldest and largest document repositories in Southern India.
Answer:
Tamil Nadu Archives
6. ………………. called is the Father of National Archives of India.
Answer:
George William Forest
7. Tamil Nadu Archives also known as …………… .
Answer:
The Madras Record Office
8. ……………… issued the first calendar of Madras record in 1917.
Answr:
Dodwell f
9. In 1696, Port St. David was built by the ……………… in Cuddalore
Ans: British
10. The Reserve bank of India was setup in ……………… .
Answer:
1935
11. The first coinage in modem India was issued in 1862 by ………………. .
Answer:
British
12. In the year ……………… portuguese claimed the naval supremacy in Asia.
Answer:
1509
13. …………. maintained friendly relations with Vijayanagar Empire.
Answer:
Atfonso de Albuquerque
14. Vasco da Gama was cordially received by ……………… .
Answer:
King Zamorin
15. ……………… Was the first capital of the Portuguese East India company
Answer:
Cochin
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