I Choose the correct answer
1. Who laid the foundation of Portuguese power in India?
a) Vasco da Gama b) Bartholomew Diaz
c) Alfonso de Albuquerque d) Almeida
2. Which of the following European Nation was the foremost attempt to discover a sea route to India?
a) Dutch b) Portugal c) France d) Britain
3. In 1453 Constantinople was captured by ____________.
a) The French b) The Turks
c) The Dutch d) The British
4. Sir William Hawkins belonged to ____________.
a) Portugal b) Spain c) England d) France
5. The first fort constructed by the British in India was ____________.
a) Fort William b) Fort St.George
c) Agra Fort d) Fort St. David
6. Who among the following Europeans were the last to come India as traders?
a) The British b) The French
c) The Danish d) The Portuguese
7. Tranquebar on the Tamilnadu coast was a trade centre of the ____________.
a) The Portuguese b) The British
c) The French d) The Danish
II Fill in the blanks
1. National Archives of India (NAI) is located in NEW DELHI
2. Bartholomew Diaz, a Portuguese sailor was patronized by KING JOHN II
3. The printing press in India was set up by PORTUGUESE at Goa in 1556.
4. The Mughal Emperor JAHANGIR permitted the English to trade in India.
5. The French East India Company was formed by COLBERT
6. CHRISTIAN IV the King of Denmark issued a charter to create Danish East India company
IV State true or false
1. Auto biography is one of the written sources. True
2. Coins are one of the material sources. True
3. Ananda Rangam was a translator served under British. False
4. The place where historical documents are preserved is called archives True
Answer the following in one or two sentences.
1.Give a short note on Archives?
* The place where historical documents are preserved is called the Archives.
* The National Archives of India (NAI) is located in New Delhi.
2.Write about the importance of Coins.
* Coins are a good source to know about administrative history.
* As compared to the literary sources the chances of manipulation are very less in the case of coins.
3.Why Prince Henry is called ‘Henry the Navigator’?
* Prince Henry encouraged his countrymen to take up the adventurous life of exploring the unknown regionsof the world.
* So he is called “Henry the Navigator”.
4. Name the important factories established by the Dutch in India.
* After their arrival in India, the Dutch founded their first factory in Masulipatnam,1605.
* The other important factories in India were Pulicat, Surat, Chinsura, Kasim bazaar, Patna, ,Nagapatnam Balasore and Cochin.
5. Mention the trading centers of the English in India.
Surat, Agra, Ahmadabad & Broach
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