1. When did the Vasco de Gama , a Portuguese reached India via Cape of Good Hope ?
a. 1496 A.D.
b. 1498 A.D.
c. 1500 A.D.
d. 1502 A.D.
2. Zamorin was the ruler of _____________ where Vasco de Gama reached ?
a. Alappuzha
b. Calicut
c. Kochi
d. Mysore
3. Which among the following was the initial capital of Portuguese in India ?
a. Cochin
b. Calicut
c. Alappuzha
d. Goa
4. Which among the following was the final capital of Portuguese in India ?
a. Cochin
b. Calicut
c. Kochi
d. Goa
5. Which among the following was the first Governor of Portuguese in India ?
a. Francisco Almeida
b. Alfonso d’ Albuquerque
c. Nino-da-Cunha
d. None of the given
6. Which among the following the Governor of Portuguese transferred capital from Cochin to Goa ?
a. Francisco Almeida
b. Alfonso d’ Albuquerque
c. Nino-da-Cunha
d. None of the given
7. Which among the following Governor of Portuguese won Goa in 1510 from the ruler of Bijapur ?
a. Francisco Almeida
b. Alfonso d’ Albuquerque
c. Nino-da-Cunha
d. None of the given
8. Which place was lost by Portuguese in 1631 during the reign of Shahjahan ?
a. Daman
b. Hugly
c. Diu
d. None of the given
9. Portuguese King gave Bombay to Charles –II of _________ for marrying the Portuguese Princess Catherine of Bryganza ?
a. France
b. England
c. Spain
d. Italy
10. The first Portuguese factory was established at ____________.
a. Cochin
b. Calicut
c. Kochi
d. Goa
Answers
1.b 2.b 3.a 4.d 5.a 6.c 7.b 8.b 9.b 10.b