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UPSC 2003 · Q17 · Modern History › Advent Of Europeans & British Expansion · Save

In India, among the following locations, the Dutch established their earliest factory at

(a) Surat
(b) Pullicat
(c) Cochin
(d) Cassimbazar
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Answer: (b) Pullicat
UPSC 2003 · Q80 · Modern History › Advent Of Europeans & British Expansion · Save

With reference to the entry of European powers into India, which one of the following statements is correct?

(a) The Portuguese captured Goa in 1499
(b) The English opened their first factory in South India at Masulipatnam
(c) In Eastern India, the English Company opened its first factory in Orissa in 1633
(d) Under the leadership of Dupleix, the French occupied Madras in 1746
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Answer: (a) The Portuguese captured Goa in 1499
UPSC 2003 · Q112 · Modern History › Advent Of Europeans & British Expansion · Save

Assertion (A): Shah Alam II spent the initial years as an Emperor far away from his capital.

Reason (R): There was always a lurking danger of foreign invasion from the north-west frontier.

(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are individually true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
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Answer: (a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
UPSC 2003 · Q115 · Modern History › Advent Of Europeans & British Expansion · Save

Assertion (A): Marathas emerged as the strongest native power in India after the decline of Mughal empire.

Reason (R): Marathas were the first to have clear concept of a united Indian nation.

(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are individually true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
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Answer: (b) Both A and R are individually true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
UPSC 2003 · Q123 · Modern History › Advent Of Europeans & British Expansion · Save

Which one of the following statements is NOT correct?

(a) Ali Mardan Khan introduced the system of revenue farming in Bengal
(b) Maharaja Ranjit Singh set up modern foundries to manufacture cannons at Lahore
(c) Sawai Jai Singh of Amber had Euclid’s ‘Elements of Geometry’ translated into Sanskrit
(d) Sultan Tipu of Mysore gave money for the construction of the idol of Goddess Sarda in the Sringeri temple
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Answer: (a) Ali Mardan Khan introduced the system of revenue farming in Bengal