1. Agnimitra, who is the hero of Kalidasa’s ‘Malvikagnimitram’, was a king of which of the following dynasties?
Sunga dynasty
2. Kushinara or Kushinagar, where Lord Buddha attained parinirvana was located in which among the following provinces of ancient India?
Malla
3. Sarnath, is related to which among the following events in the life of Buddha?
First Sermon
4. In which among the following metals, largest numbers of coins were issued in Gupta Era?
Gold
5. Who discovered cape route from Europe to India?
Vasco da Gama
6. When did Vasco da Gama reach India?
17th may 1498 (He reached port of Calicut via cape of good hope (Africa) on 17th may 1498, received by Hindu ruler Zamorin)
7. What were the trading stations of Portuguese?
Calicut, cochin, cannanore
8. What was the capital of Portuguese?
Cochin (1502) initial capital, then Goa
9. Who was the first governor of Portuguese who introduced “policy of blue water”?
Francisco Almeida
10. Which saint arrived India during Portuguese period?
St. Francisco Xavier (1542-45)
11. Which Portuguese governor transferred capital from cochin to Goa (1530)?
Nino da cunha
12. Which Portuguese governor introduced policy of imperialism?
Alfonso d’ Albuquerque
13. Portuguese king gave Bombay as dowry to whom?
Charles II of England in 1661
14. Where was the first factory of Portuguese established?
Calicut
15. What was the main centre of Dutch?
Pulicat , replaced by Nagapatnam in 1690
16. Outcome of battle of Bedera in 1759
British defeated Dutch
17. Who traded with Indian merchants before east India company formed?
John Mildenhall (1599)
18. Who founded British east India company?
group of merchants known as “merchant adventures” (1599)
19. Who issued farman to Captain Hawkins to make factory at Surat (1609)?
Jahangir
20. Who visited Jahangir’s court (1615) as ambassador from king James I for trading in India?
Sir Thomas roe
21. Where did British create first factory?
Surat (1608)
22. British obtained madras from raja of Chandragiri (1639) and build fortified factory called ____
Fort St George
23. Who acquired three villages Sutanuti, Kalikata, Govindapur and created Calcutta (1690)?
Job Charnock
24. Job Charnock created fortified factory at Sutanuti named ____
Fort William (1700)
25. John Surman obtained farman from Mughal emperor Farukhsiyar in 1717 which is called _____
“Magna Carta of British rule in India” as it gave large concessions to company
26. Danes arrived India in ___
1616
27. Where did Danes settle
Tranqueber (Tamil Nadu) in 1620 and Serampore (Bengal) (headquarter) in 1676
28. Who created French east India company?
Colbert (1664)
29. What was the capital of French in India?
Puducherry (founded 1673)
30. Where did French create their factory?
Chandernagar