Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
Colonial advent in India:
Options
Portuguese, Dutch, English, Danish, French
Dutch, English, Danish, French
Portuguese, Danish, Dutch, French, English
Danish, Portuguese, French, English, Dutch
Advertisements
Solution
Portuguese, Danish, Dutch, French, English
Explanation:
- Portuguese arrived first in 1498 with Vasco da Gama landing in Calicut.
- Dutch came next, establishing their presence in 1602.
- English arrived in 1608, setting up the East India Company.
- Danish entered in 1616, establishing a base in Tranquebar.
- French arrived in 1664, with settlements primarily in Pondicherry.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
who granted the English “golden Fireman” in 1632
Chettiars in Tamil Nadu are examples of early ______.
The arrival of Alvarez Cabral in India in 1500 A.D. led to the establishment of trading station at ______.
Initially, Pondicherry was captured by the ______ and later handed over to the French.
Kalinga traders brought ______coloured stone decorative objects for trade.
India’s coastal and maritime trade was monopolized by the ______.
______ was the early capital of Portuguese in India.
In 1639, English build a fortified factory in Madras which is known as ______.
When India was in crisis in 1990’s India mortgaged 40 tons of gold to the Bank of ______.
Assertion (A): India’s coastal and maritime trade was monopolized by the Europeans.
Reason (R): Trade guilds were channels through which Indian Culture was exported to other lands.
