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Students can download Class 10 History Chapter 1 Advent of Europeans to India Important Questions, KSEEB SSLC Class 10 Social Science Important Questions and Answers<\/a>\u00a0helps you to revise the complete Karnataka State Board Syllabus and score more marks in your examinations.<\/p>\n

Karnataka SSLC Class 10 Social Science History Important Questions Chapter 1 Advent of Europeans to India<\/h2>\n

Question 1
\nHow did trade take place between India and Europe during the Middle Ages?
\nAnswer:
\nDuring the Middle Ages trade between Europe and India was carried on along several routes. The Asian part of the trade was carried on mostly by Arab merchants, while the European part was the virtual monopoly of the Italians. Goods from Asia were carried by Arab merchants into Constantinople, which were bought by Italian merchants and sold in Europe.<\/p>\n

Question 2.
\nWhich were the Indian goods that were in great demand in Europe?
\nAnswer:
\nSince ancient times, Indian spices like pepper, cardamom, ginger, etc., were in great demand in Europe.<\/p>\n

Question 3.
\nHow did the Arab merchants and Italian traders gain monopoly of the trade in Asia and Europe respectively?
\nAnswer:
\nThe trade relationship between India, Europe and other Asian countries continued even during the Middle Ages. The Arab merchants carried the Asian merchandise into Constantinople of Eastern Roman or Byzantine Empire. Italian merchants would buy these goods and then sell them in European countries. This way, while Arab merchants gained monopoly over the trade in Asian countries, Italian traders had gained monopoly over trade in Europe.<\/p>\n

Question 4.
\nConstantinople was called the gateway of European trade. Why?
\nAnswer:
\nThe Arab merchants carried the Asian merchandise into Constantinople of Eastern Roman or Byzantine Empire. Italian merchants would buy these goods and then sell them in European countries. Thus Constantinople was the centre of international business and hence was called the gateway of European trade.<\/p>\n

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Question 5.
\nWho controlled the commercial activities of Asian during the Middle Ages?
\nAnswer:
\nThe Arabs controlled the commercial activities of Asia during the Miadle Ages.<\/p>\n

Question 6.
\nWhich country held the monopoly of European trade during the Middle Ages?
\nAnswer:
\nItaly held the monopoly of European trade during the Middle Ages.<\/p>\n

Question 7.
\nThrough which city did the trade between Asia and Europe take place in the Middle Ages?
\nAnswer:
\nIn the Middle Ages, the trade between Asia and Europe took place through the city of Constantinople.<\/p>\n

Question 8.
\nHow did all the trade routes connecting the city of Constantinople come under the control of tiie Turks?
\nAnswer:
\nIn 1453, the Ottoman Turks captured the city of Constantinople. As a result, all the trade routes connecting the city of Constantinople came under the control of Turks.<\/p>\n

Question 9.
\nWho captured Constantinople in 1453 A.D.?
\nAnswer:
\nThe Ottoman Turks captured Constantinople in 1453 A.D.<\/p>\n

Question 10.
\nDiscuss the reasons that resulted in the discovery of a new sea route to India.
\n(OR)
\nWhat were the motivating factors for the Europeans to find a new sea route to India?
\n(OR)
\nAnswer:
\n\u201cThe fall of Constantinople led to the discovery of a new sea route to India”. Explain how. In 1453, the Ottoman Turks captured the city of Constantinople and brought all the routes connecting the city under its control. The Turks started levying too many taxes on the goods passing through the routes, making trade unprofitable. Meanwhile, Spain and Portugal were attempting to break the monopoly of Italian traders. They started encouraging sailors to find a new sea route to India. The invention of compass, astrolabes and gunpowder provided further impetus to this venture.<\/p>\n

Question 11.
\nWho was the first to discover a new sea route to India?
\nAnswer:
\nVasco-da-Gama, a Portuguese sailor, was the first to discover a new sea route to India.<\/p>\n

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Question 12.
\nWho was Vasco-da-Gama? When and where did he land in India?
\nAnswer:
\nVasco-da-Gama was a Portuguese sailor. He landed at Kappadu neat Calicut on the East coast of India in 1498.<\/p>\n

Question 13.
\nWho were the first to re-establish trade between India and Europe?
\nAnswer:
\nThe Portuguese were the first to re-establish trade between India and Europe.<\/p>\n

Question 14.
\nWhen and where was the Suez Canal built? Which seas did it connect?
\nAnswer:
\nThe Suez Canal was built in 1869 in Egypt. It connected the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea.<\/p>\n

Question 15.
\nList the Europeans who came to India for trade.
\n(OR)
\nWhich were the four European countries that established colonies in India?
\nAnswer:
\nThe Portuguese, the Dutch, the French and the English were the European countries that came to India for trade and established colonies.<\/p>\n

Question 16.
\nWhich European country was the first to arrive in India for trade and the last to leave?
\nAnswer:
\nThe Portuguese were the first to arrive in India for trade and also the last to leave.<\/p>\n

Question 17.
\nWho became the Viceroy of the Portuguese after Vasco-da-Gama?
\nAnswer:
\nFrancisco de Almeida became the Viceroy of the Portuguese after Vasco-da-Gama.<\/p>\n

Question 18.
\nWhat was the policy implemented by Francisco de Almeida? What was its objective?
\n(OR)
\nWho implemented the Blue Water Policy? What was its purpose?
\nAnswer:
\nFrancisco de Almeida implemented the Blue Water Policy in order to establish the supremacy of the Portuguese over the seas.<\/p>\n

Question 19.
\nWho is considered as the real founder of the Portuguese Empire in India?
\nAnswer:
\nAlfonso de Albuquerque, who succeeded Francisco de Almeida, is considered as the real founder of the Portuguese Empire in India.<\/p>\n

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Question 20.
\nWrite a note on Alfonso de Albuquerque.
\nAnswer:
\nAlfonso de Albuquerque, who succeeded Francisco de Almeida, is considered as the real founder of the Portuguese Empire in India. He waged a battle against the Sultan of Bijapur in 1510 and won Goa. Goa became the administrative centre of the Portuguese in India.<\/p>\n

Question 21.
\nWhy did the Portuguese monopoly over trade with India decline?
\nAnswer:
\nThe Portuguese monopoly over trade with India declined with the arrival of the English and the French in India.<\/p>\n

Question 22.
\nName the company established by the Dutch for the purpose of trade with eastern countries.
\nAnswer:
\nThe Dutch established the United East India Company in 1602 for the purpose of trade with eastern countries.<\/p>\n

Question 23.
\nWhen and where was the United East India Company established?
\nAnswer:
\nThe United East India Company was established in 1602 in Netherlands.<\/p>\n

Question 24.
\nName the places in India where the Dutch established warehouses.
\nAnswer:
\nIn India, the Dutch established warehouses at Surat, Broach, Cambay, Cochin, Nagapattinam, Masulipatnam and Chinsura.<\/p>\n

Question 25.
\nWhy did the Dutch power decline in India?
\nAnswer:
\nSince the Dutch were unable to face the competition from the English and the French, their power declined and they limited themselves to the Spice Islands in Indonesia.<\/p>\n

Question 26.
\nIn which year did the Queen of England permit the East India Company to trade with Eastern countiies?
\nAnswer:
\nQueen Elizabeth, the queen of England, issued a royal charter in 1600 authorizing the East India Company to trade with Eastern countries.<\/p>\n

Question 27.
\nWhen was the East India Company established?
\nAnswer:
\nThe East India Company was established in 1600.<\/p>\n

Question 28.
\nIn which year did the Mughal Emperor Jahangir issue a royal charter to the British to conduct trade?
\nAnswer:
\nThe Mughal Emperor Jahangir issued a royal charter in 1613 allowing the British to conduct trade in Surat on the west coast and in Hooghly on the east coast.<\/p>\n

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Question 29.
\nName the Mughal Emperor who permitted the English to set up a warehouse in India.
\nAnswer:
\nThe Mughal Emperor Jahangir permitted the English to set up a warehouse in India.<\/p>\n

Question 30.
\nWhere did the English establish their first warehouse in India?
\nAnswer:
\nThe English established their first warehouse in India at Surat.<\/p>\n

Question 31.
\nName the royal ambassador of King James I who came to the court of Jahangir.
\nAnswer:
\nSir Thomas Roe came to the court of Jahangir as the royal ambassador of King James<\/p>\n

Question 32.
\nWrite a note on Sir Thomas Roe.
\nAnswer:
\nSir Thomas Roe was the royal ambassador from the court of King James I who came to the court of Jahangir. He sought permission from Jahangir to establish factories at several places in the Mughal empire. The English established factories at Agra, Ahmedabad and Broach.<\/p>\n

Question 33.
\nHow did the English establish themselves in India?
\n(OR)
\nHow did the English make Calcutta, Bombay and Madras their important centres in India?
\nAnswer:
\nSir Thomas Roe, the ambassador from the court of King James I, came to the court of the Mughal Emperor Jahangir and obtained permission to start factories in the Mughal empire. The English established factories at Agra.Ahmedabad and Broach. In 1639, the English took Madras from the king of Chandragiri and established a fort named Fort St. George there. In 1668, Charles II, the Prince of England, gave Bombay on an annual rent often pounds to the East India Company.<\/p>\n

In 1690, the English purchased three villages namely Sutanauti, Kalikata and Govindapura on the banks of the Hooghly river and built Fort William. The city of Calcutta grew around this fort. By the 17th century the English had established Bombay, Madras and Calcutta as the centres of their presidencies. In the later part of the 18th century, they made Calcutta their capital. They implemented their own civil and criminal procedure codes in the areas that were under their control.<\/p>\n

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Question 34.
\nName the fort built by the English at Madras.
\nAnswer:
\nThe English built Fort St. George at Madras.<\/p>\n

Question 35.
\nFrom whom did the East India Company obtain Bombay?
\nAnswer:
\nThe East India Company obtained Bombay from Charles II, the Prince of England, in 1668 on an annual rent of ten pounds.<\/p>\n

Question 36.
\nName the fort built by the English at Calcutta. Where was it built?
\nAnswer:
\nThe English built Fort William on the banks of the river Hooghly in Calcutta.<\/p>\n

Question 37.
\nWhich place became the capital of the English in the eighteenth century?
\nAnswer:
\nCalcutta became the capital of the English in the eighteenth century.<\/p>\n

Question 38.
\nWhen and where was the French East India Company established?
\nAnswer:
\nThe French East India Company was established in 1664 in France.<\/p>\n

Question 39.
\nWhen and where did the French start their first factory in India?
\nAnswer:
\nThe French started their first factory in India at Surat in 1668.<\/p>\n

Question 40.
\nName the places where the French built their factories in India.
\nAnswer:
\nThe French built factories at Surat, Machalipatnam, Chandranagore, Mahe, Karaikal, Cassimbazar, Balasore and Pondicherry.<\/p>\n

Question 41.
\nWhich place developed by the French came to be known as Pondicherry?
\nAnswer:
\nValikandapuram, developed by the French as a trade centre, later came to be known as Pondicherry.<\/p>\n

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Question 42.
\nName the French Governor General who had ambitions of establishing the French as a major power in South India.
\nAnswer:
\nDupleix,who arrived in Pondicherry as the Governor General of the French, had ambitions of establishing the French as a major power in South India.<\/p>\n

Question 43.
\nWhy did the Carnatic wars take place?
\nAnswer:
\nWith the Portuguese and the Dutch withdrawing from India, the French and the English tried to establish their supremacy over India. Meanwhile, conflicts arose in Hyderabad and Carnatic, and both the French and the English tried to exploit the situation. This led to the Carnatic wars.<\/p>\n

Question 44.
\nBetween whom were the Carnatic wars fought?
\nAnswer:
\nThe Carnatic wars were fought between the French and the English.<\/p>\n

Question 45.
\nWhen and between whom did the first Carnatic war take place?
\nAnswer:
\nThe first Carnatic war took place between the English and the French from 1746 to 1748.<\/p>\n

Question 46.
\nHow did Anwaruddin become the Nawab of Carnatic?
\nAnswer:
\nAsaf jha established a kingdom in Hyderabad in 1724. His feudatory ruler, Dost Ali, who was ruling the Carnatic region, was not loyal to him. The Marathas killed Dost Ali in 1740 and looted the Carnatic. They imprisoned his son-in-law Chandasaheb in Satara. Asaf Jha named Anwaruddin as the Nawab of Carnatic in the place of Dost Ali.<\/p>\n

Question 47.
\nWrite a note on the first Carnatic war.
\nAnswer:
\nThe first Carnatic war took place between the English and the French from 1746 to 1748. On the request of Dupleix, La Bourdonnais, a French military leader from Mauritius, captured Madras. This forced the English to seek the help of Anwaruddin, the Nawab of Carnatic. The army sent by Anwaruddin failed to defeat the French at Madras. In the meanwhile, La Bourdonnais took money from the English and returned Madras to them. This enraged Dupleix and he tried to take Madras, but failed. Finally, the war came to an end with the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle.<\/p>\n

Question 48.
\nBy which treaty did the first Carnatic war come to an end?
\nAnswer:
\nThe first Carnatic war came to an end by the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle.<\/p>\n

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Question 49.
\nWhen and between whom did the second Carnatic war take place?
\nAnswer:
\nThe second Carnatic war took place between the English under Robert Clive and the French under Dupleix from 1749 to 1754.<\/p>\n

Question 50.
\nWrite a note on the second Carnatic war.
\nAnswer:
\nThe second Carnatic war took place between the English under Robert Clive and the French under Dupleix from 1749 to 1754. The French made Salabath Jung, a son of Asaf Jha, the Nizam of Hyderabad and stationed an officer named Bussy for his protection. In the Carnatic, Chandasaheb had becojne the Nawab with the help of the French. The English under Robert Clive attacked Arcot, the capital city of Carnatic, and defeated Chandasaheb. Chandasaheb was imprisoned and later killed in the war. The English named Muhammad Ali, the son of Anwaruddin, as the nawab of Carnatic in the place of Chandasaheb. The war ended with the Treaty of Pondicherry. –<\/p>\n

Question 51.
\nBy which treaty did the second Carnatic war come to an end?
\nAnswer:
\nThe second Carnatic war came to an end by the treaty of Pondicherry.<\/p>\n

Question 52.
\nWhen and between whom did the third Carnatic war take place?
\nAnswer:
\nThe third Carnatic war took place between the English under Sir Eyre Coote and the French from 1756 to 1763.<\/p>\n

Question 53.
\nWrite a note on the third Carnatic war.
\n(OR)
\nWhat was the cause and result of the third Carnatic war?
\nAnswer:
\nIn 1760 the French commander Count de Lally attempted to besiege Wandiwash. In a decisive battle, the English army under Sir Eyre Coote defeated the French and imprisoned Bussy. Lally escaped to Pondicherry. Sir Eyre Coote attacked Pondicherry and Lally had to surrender unconditionally in 1761. The war came to an end by the Treaty of Paris in 1763. The French lost their importance in India having lost all their bases.<\/p>\n

Question 54.
\nWhen and between whom was the battle of Wandiwash fought?
\nAnswer:
\nThe battle of Wandiwash was fought in 1760 between the English under Eyre Coote and the French under Count de Lally.<\/p>\n

Question 55.
\nBy which treaty did the third Carnatic war come to an end?
\nAnswer:
\nThe third Carnatic war came to an end by the Treaty of Paris in 1763.<\/p>\n

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Question 56.
\nWrite a short note on Robert Clive.
\nAnswer:
\nRobert Clive joined the English East India Company as a clerk. He played a significant role in the victories in the Carnatic wars and later in the Battle of Plassey in BengaL He also made a huge fortune after this victory. He returned to England with this wealth and became a Member of Parliament. After Clive\u2019s departure to England, the East India Company incurred huge losses. The British government was forced to send him back to India as a General. Clive brought victory to the British in the battle of Buxar and obtained the Diwani rights of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa.<\/p>\n

Question 57.
\nWrite a note on Dupleix.
\nAnswer:
\nDupleix was the Governor General of the French possessions in India. He dreamt of establishing French supremacy over India and entered into pacts with native rulers. He posed a great challenge to the establishment of British supremacy. He played an important role in the Battle of Madras in 1746 during the first Carnatic war in which he was successful. The conflict between the French and the English continued till 1754. Subsequently, the French government, desiring peace, recalled Dupleix.<\/p>\n

Question 58.
\nWhy did the English come into conflict with the Nawabs in the Bengal province? What was the result?
\nAnswer:
\nAfter gaining control over South India, the English tried to gain control over the rich Bengal province in the later part of the eighteenth century. The Bengal province had achieved tremendous growth in the areas of agriculture, commerce and industry. The East India Company was making considerable profit from this province through Dastaks or licenses to trade without paying taxes, issued by the Mughal emperor Farukh-siyar.<\/p>\n

But these Dastaks, that were limited to the transactions of the company, were misused by the officers of the company, resulting in huge loss to the Bengal government. Hence the Nawabs began to oppose the misuse of the Dastaks. This led to confrontation between the Nawabs and the Company. This resulted in two crucial battles – the Battle of Plassey and the Battle of Buxar – which charted the course of Indian history.<\/p>\n

Question 59.
\nWhen and between whom was the battle of Plassey fought?
\nAnswer:
\nThe Battle of Plassey was fought in 1757 between the Nawab of Bengal Siraj-ud-daula and the British army led by Robert Clive.<\/p>\n

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Question 60.
\nWhat were the reasons for the Battle of Plassey?
\nAnswer:
\nThe reasons for the Battle of Plassey were:<\/p>\n