Class 8 social Unit 1 : Advent of the Europeans

I Choose the correct answer 

 1. Who laid the foundation of Portuguese power in India?

 a) Vasco da Gama  

 b) Bartholomew Diaz 

 c) Alfonso de Albuquerque 

 d) Almeida

 

Ans :  d) Almeida

2. Which of the following European Nation was the foremost attempt to discover a sea route to India?

a) Dutch

b) Portugal

c) France

d) Britain

Ans: b) Portugal

3. In 1453 Constantinople was captured by

a) The French

b) The Turks

c) The Dutch

d) The British

Ans: b) The Turks

4. Sir William Hawkins belonged to

a) Portugal

b) Spain

c) England

d) France

Ans: c) England

5. The first fort constructed by the British in India was

a) Fort William

b) Fort St.George

c) Agra Fort

d) Fort St. David

Ans: a) Fort William

6. Who among the following Europeans were the last to come India as traders?

a) The British

b) The French

c) The Danish

d) The Portuguese

Ans: b) The French

7. Tranquebar on the trade centre of the Tamilnadu coast was a

a) The Portuguese

b) The British

c) The French

d) The Danish

Ans: c) The Danish

II Fill in the blanks

1. National Archives of India (NAI) is located in ________

2. Bartholomew Diaz, a Portuguese sailor was patronized by _________

3. The printing press in India was set up by _________at Goa in 1556.

4. The Mughal Emperor _______ permitted the English to trade in India.

5. The French East India Company was formed by _________

6. _________the King of Denmark issued a charter to create Danish East India company.

Answers:

1. New Delhi

2. King John II

3. Portuguese

4. Jahangir

5. Colbert

6. Christian IV

III Match the following

1. The Dutch    - 1664  

2. The British  - 1602  

3. The Danish   - 1600  

4. The French   - 1616

Answer:

1. iv

2. iii

3. ii

4. i.

IV State true or false

1. Auto biography is one of the written sources.

True

2. Coins are one of the material sources.

True

3. Ananda Rangam was a translator served under British.

False

4. The place where historical documents are preserved is called archives.

True

V Consider the following statements and tick (✔) the appropriate answer

i) Governor Nino de Cunha moved Portuguese capital from Cochin to Goa.

ii) Portuguese were the last to leave from in India.

iii) The Dutch founded their first factory at Surat.

iv) Sir Thomas Roe was sent to Jahangir's court by King James I of England.

a) i & ii are Correct.

b) ii & iv are Correct.

c) iii is correct.

d) i, ii & iv are correct.

Answer:

(d) i, ii & iv are correct

Find out the wrong pair

a) Francis Day - Denmark

b) Pedro Cabral - Portugal

c) Captain Hawkins - Britain

d) Colbert - France

Answer:

a) Francis Day - Denmark