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The 'Battle of Wandiwash' (1760) resulted in the defeat of:
A. The English by the French
B. The French by the English
C. The Portuguese by the Dutch
D. The Dutch by the English
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The Battle of Wandiwash was the decisive battle of the Third Carnatic War where the English (under Sir Eyre Coote) defeated the French (under Count de Lally).
12692
Who founded the French East India Company in 1664?
A. King Louis XIV
B. Colbert
C. Dupleix
D. De La Haye
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Jean-Baptiste Colbert, the finance minister of Louis XIV, founded the 'Compagnie des Indes Orientales' (French East India Company).
12693
Which was the first fort constructed by the British in India?
A. Fort William
B. Fort St. George
C. Fort St. David
D. Fort Angelo
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Fort St. George was built in Madras (Chennai) in 1644.
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The 'Battle of Bedara' (1759) was fought between the English and which other European power?
A. French
B. Portuguese
C. Dutch
D. Danes
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The English defeated the Dutch at the Battle of Bedara in 1759, which effectively ended Dutch political power in India.
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Which Mughal Emperor granted the English East India Company permission to establish a factory at Surat?
A. Akbar
B. Jahangir
C. Shah Jahan
D. Aurangzeb
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Captain William Hawkins visited Jahangir's court in 1609, and later Thomas Roe secured permission in 1615 to establish factories.
12696
In 1661, the Portuguese gave which city as dowry to Charles II of England?
A. Madras
B. Calcutta
C. Bombay
D. Goa
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Bombay was given to King Charles II of England as part of the dowry when he married Catherine of Braganza, the sister of the Portuguese King.
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Who is considered the real founder of the Portuguese power in India?
A. Francisco de Almeida
B. Alfonso de Albuquerque
C. Vasco da Gama
D. Nino da Cunha
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Albuquerque captured Goa in 1510 and established Portuguese authority over the major shipbuilding centers, making him the real founder.
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Which Portuguese Viceroy introduced the 'Blue Water Policy'?
A. Alfonso de Albuquerque
B. Francisco de Almeida
C. Nino da Cunha
D. Vasco da Gama
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Francisco de Almeida (1505–1509) introduced the Blue Water Policy, which aimed to make the Portuguese masters of the Indian Ocean rather than building fortresses on land.
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Who was the first European explorer to reach India by sea via the Cape of Good Hope?
A. Bartolomeu Dias
B. Christopher Columbus
C. Vasco da Gama
D. Ferdinand Magellan
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Vasco da Gama, a Portuguese explorer, reached Calicut in 1498, discovering the direct sea route to India.
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Why did the British remove the name of the Mughal Emperor from their official seal in 1835?
A. To declare full sovereignty
B. The Emperor asked them to
C. To support the Marathas
D. Due to a printing error
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By 1835, the British decided to stop the charade of ruling in the name of the Mughal Emperor and asserted their own sovereignty, removing his name from coins and seals.
