Advent of European Companies

21. Dutch East India company established its factory at Patna in which year? [65ᵗʰ B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2019]

Correct Answer: (b) 1632

Solution:Dutch East India company entered Patna in 1632, however there is no clear authentic sources claiming establishment of Dutch factory in Patna in 1632 AD. Although historian Om Prakash has given proofs for establishment of a Dutch factory in Patna in 1638 AD which was closed down the same year due to money problems.

22. The Dutch East India Company established its factory at Patna in which year? [69ᵗʰ B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2023]

(a) 1635
(b) 1632
(c) 1643
(d) 1648

Correct Answer: (b) 1632

Solution:Dutch East India company entered Patna in 1632, however there is no clear authentic sources claiming establishment of Dutch factory in Patna in 1632 AD. Although historian Om Prakash has given proofs for establishment of a Dutch factory in Patna in 1638 AD which was closed down the same year due to money problems.

23. Match the following Dutch factories with their years of establishment: [Chhattisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2022]

List-I	List-II
A. Bimlipatam	(i) 1653
B. Karlaika	(ii) 1645
C. Cochin	(iii) 1641
D. Chinsura	(iv) 1663

Code:

	A	B	C	D
(a)	(i)	(ii)	(iv)	(iii)
(b)	(iii)	(ii)	(iv)	(i)
(c)	(iii)	(iv)	(ii)	(i)
(d)	(i)	(ii)	(iii)	(iv)

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Correct Answer: (b)

Solution:Dutch factories with their years of establishment-

Place	Year
Bimlipatam	1641
Karaikal	1645
Cochin	1663
Chinsura	1653

24. The French failed to establish power in the Deccan because: [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1998]

(a) Duplex was not a capable general
(b) The English had a strong army
(c) The French were not liked by the Indians
(d) Pondicherrry was not a strategic centre

Correct Answer: (b) The English had a strong army

Solution:One major cause of French failure in India was their weak naval strength According to Voltaire, during the war of Austrian succession, the French naval strength was reduced so badly that the Navy had hardly any battleship left in the Seven Years War. One the other hand, the British had a strong naval force.

25. The following European Powers entered into Indian trade at one time or the other: [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1997]

1. The English
2. The Dutch
3. The French
4. The Portuguese
Select the correct chronological order of their entry from the code given below:

(a) 1,2,3,4
(b) 4,2,1,3
(c) 3,4,2,1
(d) 2,3,4,1

Correct Answer: (b) 4,2,1,3

Solution:The sequence of the arrival of European powers in India is as follows. Portuguese-Dutch-English-Danes-French.

The Portuguese were the first European power to arrive in India. They landed at Calicut on May 20, 1498. The Portuguese established trading posts in Cochin (1510) and Bombay (1534).
The Dutch East India Company arrived in 1595.
The English East India Company arrived in 1600.
The Danish East India Company arrived in 1616.
The French East India Company arrived in 1664.

26. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below the lists: [U.P.R.O./A.R.O.(Pre)2016]

List-I	List-II
A. Pondicherry	1. Dutch
B. Goa	2. French
C. Tarnquebar	3. Portuguese
D. Sadras	4. Danish (Dane)

Code:

	A	B	C	D
(a)	2	3	4	1
(b)	1	2	3	4
(c)	3	4	1	2
(d)	4	1	2	3

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Correct Answer: (a)

Solution:The correctly matched list is as follows:

List-I	List-II
Pondicherry	French
Goa	Portuguese
Tranquebar	Danish(Dane)
Sardas	Dutch

Thus, option (a) is the correct code:

27. Identify the region from where European got best shora (Saltpetre) and opium_ [40ᵗʰ B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1995]

(a) Bihar
(b) Gujarat
(c) Bengal
(d) Madras

Correct Answer: (a) Bihar

Solution:The European obtained the best shora (Saltptre) and opium form Bihar.

In 1757, the monopoly of opium cultivation passed into the hands of the East India Company, which till then had taken over the responsibility of revenue collection in Bengal and Bihar. In 1873, the then Governor General Lord Warren Hastings brought the entire opium trade under the control of the government.

28. During British rule which region of India was famous for the production of opium? [47ᵗʰ B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2005]

(a) Bihar
(b) Southern India
(c) Gujarat
(d) Assam

Correct Answer: (a) Bihar

Solution:During British rule, the State of Bihar was famous for the production of opium.

In 1757, the monopoly of opium cultivation passed into the hands of the East India Company, which till then had taken over the responsibility of revenue collection in Bengal and Bihar. In 1873, the then Governor General Lord Warren Hastings brought the entire opium trade under the control of the government.

29. Who, among the following Europeans, was the last to come to pre-independence India as traders? [I.A.S. (Pre) 2007]

(a) Dutch
(b) English
(c) French
(d) Portuguese

Correct Answer: (c) French

Solution:The sequence of Europeans who came to Pre-independence India as traders is:
Portuguese in 1498, Dutch in 1605 AD, English in 1608 AD and French in 1667 AD. Hence last to come o India were French.

30. In which of the following places the Dutch established their trading centre in India? [U.P.P.S.C (Pre) 2017]

(a) Nagappattinam, Chinsura, Machilpatnam
(b) Surat, Bhanruch, Agra
(c) Cochin, Ahmedabad, Patna
(d) All the above

Correct Answer: (d) All the above

Solution:Important trading centers established by Dutch in India were- Nagappattinam, chinsura, Machilipatnam, Surat, Bharuch, Agra, Kochin, Ahemdabad, Patna.