1. Who among the following was the first to arrive in Africa as traders that eventually led to European colonization of Africa? [UPSC CDS-2020-2]

(a) French
(b) Spanish
(c) Portuguese
(d) Dutch

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Portuguese 

2. Who used Hooghly as a base for piracy in the Bay of Bengal ?

(a) The Dutch
(b) The French
(c) The Portuguese
(d) The British

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Portuguese 

3. In the first quarter of the seventeenth century, in which of the following was/were the factory/factories of the English East India Company located? [UPSC CSE 2021]

1. Broach
2. Chicacole
3. Trichinopoly

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2
(c) 3 only
(d) 2 and 3

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1 only 

4. Consider the Following Statements: [UPSC CSE 2021]

1. St. Francis Xavier was one of the founding members of the Jesuit Order.
2. St. Francis Xavier died in Goa and a church is dedicated to him there.
3. The Feast of St. Francis Xavier is celebrated in Goa each year.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

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1 and 3 only 

5. The staple commodities of export by the English East India Company from Bengal in the middle of the 18th century were [UPSC CSE 2018]

(a) Raw cotton, oil-seeds and opium
(b) Sugar, salt, zinc and lead
(c) Copper, silver, gold, spices and tea
(d) Cotton, silk, saltpetre and opium

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Cotton, silk, saltpetre and opium 

6. Which European nation was the first to brought the printing press to India?

(a) England
(b) France
(c) Portugal
(d) Dutch

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Portugal 

7. Which one of the following statements about the Sayyid brothers during the period of Later Mughals is not true? [CDS 2017]

(a) They brought Jahandar Shah to power
(b) They wielded administrative power
(c) They followed a tolerant religious policy
(d) They reached an agreement with King Shahu

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Option A 

8. Who among the following was the founder of the Avadh Kingdom in the 18th century?

(a) Murshid Quli Khan
(b) Saadat Khan
(c) Alivardi Khan
(d) Sarfaraz Khan

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Saadat Khan 

9. Which one of the followings is connected with Blue Water policy?

(a) De Almeida
(b) Albuquerque
(c) Dupleix
(d) Robert Clive

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De Almeida 

10. Where in India did Britishers set up their first factory in 1612?

(a) Goa
(b) Hooghly in Bengal
(c) Amarkot
(d) Surat

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Surat 

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