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The Englishman appointed by Akbar for verification of diamonds was
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What is the chronology of the establishment of the French factories?
1. Chandemagar 2. Sural
3. Masulipatnam 4. Pondicherry
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Match the following                       

List I List II
A. Vasco da Gama 1. Famous Jesuit Saint who came to India.
B. Francisco Almeida 2. Discovered sea route from Europe to India through Cape of Good Hope.
C. Francisco Xavier 3. First Portuguese Governor in India.
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Arrange the following in chronologically
1. Francois Martin       2. Lenoir
3. Dumas                     4. Dupleix
5. Comte de Lally
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Consider the following statements about the expansion of European powers in India
1. The Portuguese captured Goa from the Ahmed nagar Kingdom in 1510 .
2. The trading interests of the Dutch East India Company in India were subsidiary to its interests in South-East Asia.
3. The English East India Company established its first commercial factory at Surat in 1613.
4. Francois Martin was the founder of the French Settlement at Pondicherry.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
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Consider the following statements regarding French Company.
1. French East India Company was formed under state patronage.
2. The Supreme body of French Company was known as Director's Council of Indies and headed by Director-General.
3. It was highly dependent on French Government for its grants, subsidies and loans.
4. French readily acknowledged the authority of Shivaji.
Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?
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Who were the first European to set up sea trade centres in India?
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Which of the following statements are correct regarding Portuguese?
1. They made the spice trade a monopoly.
2. They sold the offices of captains and customs collectors.
3. Goa was the early Portuguese capital in India, later on which was replaced by Cochin.
4. The Marathas captured Salsette and Bassein in 1739 from Portuguese.
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