I.Choose the correct answer:-
1. The great _____trading centre was captured by ottoman Turks in 1453 A.D
a) Afghanistan b) Constantinople c) Baluchistan
2. ______ was thefirst viceroy of the Portuguese possessions in India.
a)Francisco-de-Almeida b)Alfonso-de-Albuquereque
c) Barthalomeo Diaz
3. The English eastIndia company was started in
a)1600 A.D b) 1644 A.D c) 1664 A.D
4. ______ becamethe head quarters of the French settlements in India.
a) Chandranagore b) Pondicherry c) Mahe
5. Vasco-da-Gamawas a _________ sailor
a) Dutch b) Spanish c) Portuguese
6. The fall of ______ was a great blow to the Portuguese.
a)Vijayanagar b) Talikota c) Masulipatnam
7. In 1640 theEnglish built ______ to protect theirtrade
a)Fort St – George b)Fort William c) Rd fort
8. In 1580 Portugalcame under the rule of ______
a) England b) France c) Spain
9. In 1615 SirThomas Roe arrived at the court of the Mughal Emperor ______
a) Auragazeb b) Shajahan c) Jahangir
II.Fill in the blanks:-
1. The Portuguesecaptured Goa from the Sultan of ___________.
Ans : Bijapur
2. Captin WilliamHawking visited the court of the Mughal emperor ___________.
Ans : Jahangir
3. Sir Thomas Roearrived India is ___________.
Ans : 1615
4. ____________cameto India in 1742 as the Governor.
Ans : Dupleix
5. In 1453 A.D theottoman Turks captured _____
Ans :Constantinople
6. _____ were thefirst to discover a new sea route to India.
Ans : ThePortuguese
7. Vasco – da –Gama crossed _______ and reached Calicut.
Ans : Cape of GoodHope
8. The people ofDenmark were known as ________
Ans : Danish
III.Match the following:-
| 1. Vasco- da- gama | a) England |
| 2. Mahe | b) French settlement |
| 3. Spice Island | c) Portuguese Sailor |
| 4. King James | d) East Indies |
Ans: 1 – C, 2 – B, 3 – D, 4 – A
| 1. Alexander | a) Cape of Storm |
| 2. Barthalomea Diaz | b) Danish Trading Centre |
| 3. Allanquarque | c) port |
| 4. Tranquebar | d) Minister of Louis XIV |
| 5. Colbert | e) Second Viceroy of the Portuguese |
Ans: 1 – C,2 – A,3 – E,4 – B,5 – D
IV. Answer the following in a word:-
1. When was the French East India companyformed?
Ans : 1664
2. Who was Francis Day?
Ans : English Merchant
3. In which city is Fort St.George located?
Ans : Madras
4. In which contained is the cape of GoodHope located?
Ans : Africa
5. How did the Portuguese king change thename of cape or Storm?
Cape of Good Hope
6. Who was the first Sailor?
Bartholomen Diaz
7. Where did Vascodagama land in
Calicut
8. Who killed Almeida?
The Egyptians
V. Answer the following:-
1. Write any three causes for the decline ofthe Portuguese power in India.
i) Albuquerque’s successors were week. Theycould not strengthen the Portuguese hold over India.
ii) The Portuguese often indulged in Piracyagainst the Indian merchants.
iii) The Portuguese often forcibly convertedthe native to Christianity.
2. How did the English east India company?
i) Charles II the king of England marriedCatherine, the daughter of the king of Portugal.
ii) He got Bombay a Small village as a partof dowry.
iii) In 1668 Charles II gave Bombay on leaseto the English east India company on a nominal rent of 10 pounds.
3. What were the trading centres of theFrench East India company in India?
i) Surat, Masulipatnam, Pondicherry,Chandranagore, Mahe and Karaikkal.
4. Write a note on Albuquesque.
i) Albuquerque was the second viceroy of thePortuguese in India.
ii) He was a great conqueror.
iii) He captured Goa and made it as thecapital.
iv) He built the port of Ormuz in the persionGulf.
v) He was good administrator.
Answer in detail.
1. Give an account of the English East Indiacompany in India.
i) In 1586, the English defeated the SpanishArmada.
ii) Consequently they became the mostimportant naval power of Europe.
iii) Then they thought of establishingcolonies in the Eastern Countries.
iv) So the English East India company wasstarted by 100 London merchants.
v) They received permission from QueenElizabeth – I on December 31st 1600 to carry on trade with the east.
vi) However permission was not given due tothe influence of the Portuguese.
vii) He got Bombay a small village as a partof dowry.
2. Write about the establishment of tradingcentres by the Dutch and the French in India.
Establishment of Dutch trading centres:
i) The Dutch people of Holland founded theDutch East India company in 1602.
ii) They began to trade with Easterncountries. They concentrated on “Spice Islands”.
iii) The Dutch company established itstrading centres at Chinsura, nagapattinam, Surat and Masulipatinam.
iv) They founded pulicat near madras in 1610and they built a forst there.
v) They also established trading centres atSurat Broach, Cambay, Ahmedabad Patna and kazimbazzar.
vi) The enmity between the Dutch and theEnglish resulted in the Amboyna massacre in 1623.
vii) In 1759 the English captured Chinsurafrom the Dutch. Then the English also captured Nagapattinam.
viii) Thus the Dutch power in India came toan end.
Establishment of French trading centres:
i) The French East India company wasestablishment in 1664 by Colbert the minister of Louis XIV.
ii) They set up their factories at Surat 1668and Masulipatnam in 1669.
iii) They got a palace to the south of madrasfrom the ruler of Thanjore.
iv) The enmity between the French and theEnglish led to the Carnatic wars.
v) The English came out successful in thesewars.