Friday, January 8, 2021

8th Social Science - History Chapter 1 Advent of the Europeans

 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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