Advent of The Europeans Online test|8th History Online Test in tamil|Social Science Class 8 Online Test

I. Choose the correct answer

1. Who laid the foundation of Portuguese power in India?

1. Vasco da Gama

2. Bartholomew Diaz

3. Alfonso de Albuquerque

4. Almeida

Ans : Alfonso de Albuquerque

2. Which of the following European Nation was the foremost attempt to discover a sea route to India?

1. Dutch

2. Portugal

3. France

4. Britain

Ans : Portugal

3. In 1453 Constantinople was captured by____________.

1. The French

2. The Turks

3. The Dutch

4. The British

Ans : The Turks

4. Sir William Hawkins belonged to____________.

1. Portugal

2. Spain

3. England

4. France

Ans : England

5. The first fort constructed by the British in India was ____________.

1. Fort St. William

2. Fort St.George

3. Agra fort

4. Fort St. David

Ans : Fort St.George

6. Who among the following Europeans were the last to come India as traders?

1. The British

2. The French

3. The Danish

4. The Portuguese

Ans : The French

7. Tranqueber on the Tamilnadu coast was a trade centre of the ____________.

1. The Portuguese

2. The British

3. The French

4. The Danish

Ans : The Danish

II. Fill in the Blanks.

1. National Archives of India (NAI) is located in ____________.

Ans : New Delhi

2. Bartholomew Diaz, a Portuguese sailor was patronized by ____________.

Ans : King John II

3. The printing press in India was set up by ____ at Goa in 1556.

Ans : Portuguese

4. The Mughal Emperor _____ permitted the English to trade in India.

Ans : Jahangir

5. The French East India Company was formed by ____________.

Ans : Colbert

6. ____________ the King of Denmark issued a charter to create Danish East India company.

Ans : Christian IV

III. Match the following

1. The Dutch	1664
2. The British	1602
3. The Danish	1600
4. The French	1616
Ans : 1 – D, 2 – C, 3 – B, 4 – A

IV. State true or false :

1. Auto biography is one of the written sources.

Ans : True

2. Coins are one of the material sources.

Ans : True

3. Ananda Rangam was a translator served under British.

Ans : False

Correct statement: Ananda Rangam was a translator served under French.

4. The place where historical documents are preserved is called archives.

Ans : True

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V. Consider the following statements and tick (✓) the appropriate answer.

i) Governor Nino de Cunha moved Portuguese capital from Cochin to Goa.

ii) Portuguese were the last to leave from in India.

iii) The Dutch founded their first factory at Surat.

v) Sir Thomas Roe was sent to Jahangir’s court by King James I of England.

1. i & ii are Correct.

2. ii & iv are Correct.

3. iii is correct.

4. i, ii & iv are correct.

Ans : i, ii & iv are correct

Find out the wrong pair

1. Francis Day – Denmark

2. Pedro Cabral – Portugal

3. Captain Hawkins – Britain

4. Colbert – Fran

Ans : Francis Day – Denmark