1621UKPSC2004HistoryEnglish
Who were the first Europeans to set up sea trade centres in India?
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Correct option: C — The Portuguese
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- 1622UPPSC2004HistoryEnglish
Among the following factories in Bengal, the one established by the Portuguese was
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Correct option: C — Hooghly
- 1623UPSC1995HistoryEnglish
Hooghly was used as a base for piracy in the Bay of Bengal by
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Correct option: A — Portuguese
- 1624UKPSC2016HistoryEnglish
Which one of the followings is connected with ‘Blue Water’ policy?
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Correct option: A — De Almeida
- 1625UPPSC2004HistoryEnglish
Who among the following was the founder of Calcutta?
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Correct option: B — Job Charnock
- 1626UPSC2007HistoryEnglish
Who among the following Europeans, was the last to come to pre-independence India as traders?
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Correct option: C — French
- 1627UPSC2003HistoryEnglish
With reference to the entry of European powers into India, which one of the following statements is not correct?
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Correct option: A — The Portuguese captured Goa in 1499
- 1628UPSC1994HistoryEnglish
The first to start a joint stock company to trade with India were the
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Correct option: B — Dutch
- 1629UPPSC2017HistoryEnglish
In which of the following places the Dutch established their trading centre in India?
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Correct option: D — All of the above
- 1630UPSC2005HistoryEnglish
Which one of the following is the correct statement?
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Correct option: B — The Dutch defeated the Portuguese and built Fort Williams in the modern Kochi
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