(Q & A) 1510–1961: Colonial period
1.When and where did the Portuguese touch base in India?
The Portuguese started their rule in 1510 in Cochin.
2. Who was the first viceroy?
The first viceroy was Francisco de Almeida
3. Where did he (The Portuguese) establish 1st headquarters?
They established their 1st headquarters in Cochin.
4. After 1510, the capital of the Portuguese viceroyalty was transferred to which city?
The capital of Portuguese viceroyalty was transferred to Goa.
5.The territories of Portuguese India were sometimes referred to collectively by which name?
They were sometimes referred as Goa.
6. Portugal lost effective control finally in which year?
They lost control in 1961.
7. Dutch presence on the Indian subcontinent lasted for how many years?
Dutch presence on the Indian subcontinent lasted from 1605 to 1825.
8. Dutch Surratt and Dutch Bengal succeeded in which years respectively?
Dutch Suratte and Dutch Bengal succeeded in 1616 and 1627respectively.
9. When did the Dutch conquered Ceylon from the Portuguese?
The Dutch conquered Ceylon from the Portuguese in1656.
10. Apart from textiles, which items were traded in Dutch India?
The items traded in Dutch India included precious stones, indigo, and silk across India, saltpeter and opium in Dutch Bengal, and pepper in Dutch Malabar. Indian slaves were imported on the Spice Islands and in the Cape Colony.
11. By the middle of which year the Dutch had lost their last trading posts in India?
By the middle of 1825, therefore, the Dutch had lost their last trading posts in India.
12. Danish India is a term for the former colonies of which country in India.
Danish India is a term for the former colonies of Denmark in India
13. Denmark held colonial possessions in India for how many years?
Denmark held colonial possessions in India for 225 years
14. The Danish presence in India was of little significance and their presence was tolerated until which year?
Denmark held colonial possessions in India for 225 years. Their presence was tolerated until 1845.
15. In which year were French establishments set up by the French East India Company in India?
The French establishments were set up in 1664.
True and False:
16. The East India Company (EIC) rose to account for half of the world's trade. True
17. The East India Company (EIC) particularly traded in basic commodities. True
18. The company also ruled the beginnings of the British Empire in India. False
19. The company received a Royal Charter from Queen Elizabeth in 1600. True
20. Company rule in India effectively began in 1757. True
21. The company was dissolved in 1874. False
22. The official government machinery of British India had assumed its governmental functions and absorbed its presidency armies in 1874. True
23. The British Raj was the British rule in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947. True
24. The term can also refer to the period of dominion. True
25. The region was less commonly also called the Indian Empire. False
26. The system of governance was instituted in 1858. True
27. The rule of the British East India Company was transferred to the Crown in the person of Queen Victoria and lasted until 1947. True
28. At the inception of the British Raj in 1858, Lower Burma was already a part of British India; Upper Burma was added in 1886, and the resulting union, Burma, was administered as a province until 1937, when it became a separate British colony, gaining its own independence in 1948. True
1.When and where did the Portuguese touch base in India?
The Portuguese started their rule in 1510 in Cochin.
2. Who was the first viceroy?
The first viceroy was Francisco de Almeida
3. Where did he (The Portuguese) establish 1st headquarters?
They established their 1st headquarters in Cochin.
4. After 1510, the capital of the Portuguese viceroyalty was transferred to which city?
The capital of Portuguese viceroyalty was transferred to Goa.
5.The territories of Portuguese India were sometimes referred to collectively by which name?
They were sometimes referred as Goa.
6. Portugal lost effective control finally in which year?
They lost control in 1961.
7. Dutch presence on the Indian subcontinent lasted for how many years?
Dutch presence on the Indian subcontinent lasted from 1605 to 1825.
8. Dutch Surratt and Dutch Bengal succeeded in which years respectively?
Dutch Suratte and Dutch Bengal succeeded in 1616 and 1627respectively.
9. When did the Dutch conquered Ceylon from the Portuguese?
The Dutch conquered Ceylon from the Portuguese in1656.
10. Apart from textiles, which items were traded in Dutch India?
The items traded in Dutch India included precious stones, indigo, and silk across India, saltpeter and opium in Dutch Bengal, and pepper in Dutch Malabar. Indian slaves were imported on the Spice Islands and in the Cape Colony.
11. By the middle of which year the Dutch had lost their last trading posts in India?
By the middle of 1825, therefore, the Dutch had lost their last trading posts in India.
12. Danish India is a term for the former colonies of which country in India.
Danish India is a term for the former colonies of Denmark in India
13. Denmark held colonial possessions in India for how many years?
Denmark held colonial possessions in India for 225 years
14. The Danish presence in India was of little significance and their presence was tolerated until which year?
Denmark held colonial possessions in India for 225 years. Their presence was tolerated until 1845.
15. In which year were French establishments set up by the French East India Company in India?
The French establishments were set up in 1664.
True and False:
16. The East India Company (EIC) rose to account for half of the world's trade. True
17. The East India Company (EIC) particularly traded in basic commodities. True
18. The company also ruled the beginnings of the British Empire in India. False
19. The company received a Royal Charter from Queen Elizabeth in 1600. True
20. Company rule in India effectively began in 1757. True
21. The company was dissolved in 1874. False
22. The official government machinery of British India had assumed its governmental functions and absorbed its presidency armies in 1874. True
23. The British Raj was the British rule in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947. True
24. The term can also refer to the period of dominion. True
25. The region was less commonly also called the Indian Empire. False
26. The system of governance was instituted in 1858. True
27. The rule of the British East India Company was transferred to the Crown in the person of Queen Victoria and lasted until 1947. True
28. At the inception of the British Raj in 1858, Lower Burma was already a part of British India; Upper Burma was added in 1886, and the resulting union, Burma, was administered as a province until 1937, when it became a separate British colony, gaining its own independence in 1948. True