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Advent of the Europeans Book Back Questions 8th Social Science Lesson 1

8th Social Science Lesson 1

1] Advent of the Europeans

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Do You Know?

George William Forrest can rightly be called as the “Father of National Archives of India”.

Audio-visual means possessing both a sound and a visual component, such as slide-tape presentations. Audio-visual services providers frequently offer web streaming, video conferencing and live broadcast services. Television, films, internet are called ‘Audio-visual media’.

In 1690, Fort St. David was built by the British in Cuddalore.

Danish called Tranquebar as Danesborg. The king of Denmark sent Ziegenbalg set up a printing press at Tranquebar (Tarangambadi) .

The Swedish: The Swedish East India Company was founded in Gothenburg, Sweden, in 1731 for the purpose of conducting trade with the Far East. The venue was inspired by the success of the Dutch East India Company and the British East India Company.

Choose the best answers:

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

(a) Vasco da Gama

(b) Bartholomew Diaz

(c) Alfonso de Albuquerque

(d) Almeida

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

(a) Dutch

(b) Portugal

(c) France

(d) Britain

3. In 1453 Constantinople was captured by _______________

(a) The French

(b) The Turks

(c) The Dutch

(d) The British

4. Sir William Hawkins belonged to ___________

(a) Portugal

(b) Spain

(c) England

(d) France

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

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

7. Tranquebar on the Tamil Nadu coast was a trade centre of the ___________

(a) The Portuguese

(b) The British

(c) The French

(d) The Danish

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.

Match the following:

1. The Dutch – 1664

2. The British – 1602

3. The Danish – 1600

4. The French – 1616

State true or false. If false, correct the statement:

1. Auto biography is one of the written sources.

2. Coins are one of the material sources.

3. Ananda Rangam was a translator served under British.

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 The place where historical documents are preserved is called archives.

Consider the statements given below and choose the correct option:

1. (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

2. Find out the wrong pair:

(a) Francis Day – Denmark

(b) Pedro Cabral – Portugal

(c) Captain Hawkins – Britain

(d) Colbert – France

Answers:

Choose the best answers:

1. Alfonso de Albuquerque 2. Portugal 3. The Turks 4. England 5. Fort St. George 6. The French 7. The Danish

Fill in the blanks:

1. New Delhi 2. King John II 3. Portuguese 4. Jahangir 5. Colbert 6. Christian IV

Match the following:

1.The Dutch- 1616

2.The British- 1600

3.The Danish – 1602

4.The French- 1664

State true or false. If false, correct the statement:

1.True

2.True

3.False

Correct answer: Ananda Rangam was a translator served under French

4.True

Consider the statements given below and choose the correct option:(Answers)

1. i, ii & iv are correct.

Find out the wrong pair

1.Francis Day – Denmark

Correct answer: Francis day is related to Dutch East India company

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