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2003 · Q80Modern HistoryAdvent Of Europeans & British Expansionmoderate

With reference to the entry of European powers into India, which one of the following statements is correct?

  1. (a)The Portuguese captured Goa in 1499
  2. (b)The English opened their first factory in South India at Masulipatnam
  3. (c)In Eastern India, the English Company opened its first factory in Orissa in 1633
  4. (d)Under the leadership of Dupleix, the French occupied Madras in 1746
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Official answer(a) The Portuguese captured Goa in 1499

2026 · Q7Modern HistoryAdvent Of Europeans & British Expansionmoderate

Consider the following statements regarding the British policy in Awadh immediately after its annexation in 1856 : 1. The taluqdars were dispossessed of their estates but allowed to retain their arms and forts. 2. A Summary Revenue Settlement was made in 1856 assuming that the taluqdars were outsiders. 3. The British believed in taking revenue directly from the peasants by removing the taluqdars. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

  1. (a)2 and 3 only
  2. (b)1 and 3 only
  3. (c)1, 2 and 3
  4. (d)2 only
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Official answer(a) 2 and 3 only

2022 · Q59Modern HistoryAdvent Of Europeans & British Expansionmoderate

With reference to Indian history, consider the following statements : 1. The Dutch established their factories/warehouses on the east coast on lands granted to them by Gajapati rulers. 2. Alfonso de Albuquerque captured Goa from the Bijapur Sultanate. 3. The English East India Company established a factory at Madras on a plot of land leased from a representative of the Vijayanagara empire. Which of the statements given above are correct ?

  1. (a)1 and 2 only
  2. (b)2 and 3 only
  3. (c)1 and 3 only
  4. (d)1, 2 and 3
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Official answer(b) 2 and 3 only