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Indian National Movement PYQ – Advent Of The Europeans – 19 questions, subject: Indian National Movement. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.

GSASO – 2020

Which European nation came to India at first?

Correct Answer: D [Portugal]

Explanation:

The Portuguese were the first Europeans to reach India by sea, when Vasco da Gama landed at Calicut in 1498.

GSCE – 2021

The reformation in England was started not by the theologians, but by the king

Correct Answer: B [Henry VIII]

Explanation:

The English Reformation was begun by King Henry VIII, who broke with the Pope after being refused a divorce and issued the Act of Supremacy in 1534.

GROUP 1 – 2021

Who first brought Christian faith into South India?

Correct Answer: D [St. Thomas]

Explanation:

By long tradition, St. Thomas, one of Jesus's twelve disciples, brought Christianity to South India in the first century CE.

SURVEYOR DRAFTMAN – 2022

______ Foreign accounts called Muziri as the "First Emporium of India".

Correct Answer: A [Natural History]

Explanation:

The Roman writer Pliny the Elder, in his Natural History, called the Chera port of Muziri the first emporium of India.

CSSS – 2023

______ established a full fledged Printing Press in 1709, at Tranquebar.

Correct Answer: C [Ziegenbalg]

Explanation:

Bartholomaeus Ziegenbalg, a Lutheran missionary who reached Tranquebar in 1706, set up a full printing press there in 1709.

RESEARCH ASSISTANT TAMIL NADU ANIMAL HUSBANDRY SERVICE – 2023

The first Fort constructed by the British in India was -

Correct Answer: B [Fort St. George]

Explanation:

Fort St. George, built at Madras after the Raja of Chandragiri granted the land in 1639, was the English East India Company's first fort in India.

GEOLOGY – 2023

Choose the correct answer.

Name the policy of Lord Warren Hastings to create buffer zones to protect the company's borders.

Correct Answer: A [Ring Fence]

Explanation:

Warren Hastings followed the Ring Fence policy, protecting the Company's borders by keeping buffer states around them.

AAO & AHO – 2024

Match the following:

(a) Treaty of Mangalore – 1. 1765

(b) Treaty of Paris – 2. 1794 [TNPSC வினாத்தாளில் உள்ளபடி; சரியானது: ஸ்ரீரங்கப்பட்டின உடன்படிக்கை – 1792]

(d) Treaty of Allahabad – 4. 1784

Correct Answer: B [4 3 2 1]

Explanation:

The Treaty of Mangalore was signed in 1784 and the Treaty of Paris in 1783, which matches the code 4 3 2 1 as keyed.

GROUP 1B & 1C – 2024

Match the following:

(a) Ryotwari System – 1. 1790

(b) Third Mysore War – 2. 1882

(d) Hunter Commission – 4. 1854

Correct Answer: B [3 1 4 2]

Explanation:

Ryotwari was introduced under Thomas Munro around 1820, the Third Mysore War was in 1790-92, Wood's Despatch in 1854 and the Hunter Commission in 1882, giving 3 1 4 2.

10.

ASSISTANT PUBLIC PROSECUTOR GRADE II – 2025

______ was the first Anglican church built in India.

Correct Answer: B [St. Mary's Church]

Explanation:

St. Mary's Church inside Fort St. George, Madras, consecrated in 1680, was the first Anglican church built in India.

11.

COMBINED TECHNICAL SERVICES (NON IV POST) – 2025

Assertion and Reason type:

Assertion [A]: Roberto-de-Nobili, whose linguistic ability enabled him to write extensively in Tamil and Sanskrit. He was considered the father of Tamil prose.

Reason [R]: Portuguese sent their Roman catholic priests who converted thousands of fishermen to the catholic religion.

Correct Answer: D [Both [A] and [R] are true, but [R] is not the correct explanation of [A]]

Explanation:

De Nobili wrote extensively in Tamil and Sanskrit, so the assertion is true; the reason is also true, but it does not explain the assertion.

12.

GROUP 2 & 2A MAINS – 2025

Read the following Assertion and Reason and choose the correct answer from the code given below.

Assertion [A]: Anwar-ud-Din, the Nawab of Carnatic sent an army to fight against the French in 1746.

Reason [R]: Dupleix, the French Governor, failed to keep the promise of surrendering Madras to Nawab after its recapture.

Correct Answer: B [Both [A] and [R] are true and [R] is the correct explanation of [A]]

Explanation:

Anwar-ud-Din, the Nawab of Carnatic, turned against the French because Dupleix did not hand over Madras after capturing it, so the reason explains the assertion.

13.

GROUP 2 & 2A MAINS (மறுதேர்வு) – 2026

Choose the right matches among the following Settlements/Headquarters

(1) Santhome – The Portuguese

(2) Port Nova – The Dutch

(3) Tranquebar – The English

(4) Devanampattinam – The French

Correct Answer: B [(1) and (2) are correct]

Explanation:

Santhome was a Portuguese settlement and Porto Novo (Parangipettai) a Dutch one, while Tranquebar was Danish, so (1) and (2) are correct.

14.

GROUP 2 & 2A MAINS (மறுதேர்வு) – 2026

Arrange the following events in their chronological order:

(1) Treaty of Seringapatam

(2) Treaty of Mangalore

(3) Treaty of Salbai

(4) Treaty of Bassein

Correct Answer: C [(3), (2), (1), (4)]

Explanation:

The correct order is Treaty of Salbai (1782), Mangalore (1784), Seringapatam (1792) and Bassein (1802).

15.

GROUP 2 & 2A MAINS (மறுதேர்வு) – 2026

Choose the wrong matches type

(1) Fort David – British

(2) Castle Geldria – Danes

(3) Tharangambadi Fort – Dutch

(4) Fort Louis – French

Correct Answer: B [(2) and (3)]

Explanation:

Geldria at Pulicat was a Dutch fort and Dansborg at Tranquebar a Danish one, so pairs (2) and (3) are wrong.

16.

GROUP 2 & 2A MAINS (ரத்தான தேர்வு) – 2026

Match List 'A' with List 'B' and choose the correct answer from the codes given below:

(a) Treaty of Pondicherry – 1. III Mysore War

(b) Treaty of Madras – 2. II Mysore War

(d) Treaty of Srirangapatnam – 4. II Carnatic war

Correct Answer: B [4 3 2 1]

Explanation:

The Treaty of Pondicherry ended the Second Carnatic War, Madras ended the First Mysore War, Mangalore the Second Mysore War and Seringapatam the Third, giving 4 3 2 1.

17.

GROUP 2 & 2A MAINS (ரத்தான தேர்வு) – 2026

Which of the following statements are true about the Treaty of Surji – Arjungaon?

(i) The Sindhia concluded the Treaty of Surji – Arjungaon (30 Dec 1805) [TNPSC வினாத்தாளில் உள்ளபடி; சரியானது: 30 டிசம்பர் 1803]

(ii) He surrendered to the company all his territories between the Yamuna and the Ganges.

(iii) He did not accept the British Resident at his court

Correct Answer: D [(i) and (ii) only]

Explanation:

Daulat Rao Sindhia accepted the Treaty of Surji-Arjungaon after defeat in the Second Anglo-Maratha War, so statements (i) and (ii) are correct.

18.

GROUP 2 & 2A MAINS (ரத்தான தேர்வு) – 2026

Match the charters given in List I with List II and choose the correct answer from the code given below:

(a) Charter of 1683 – 1. Gave the company full power to declare war and make peace with any other power

(b) Charter of 1686 – 2. Authorised the company to appoint admirals and other sea officers

(d) Charter of 1694 – 4. The salaries of Governors and Deputy Governors were fixed

Correct Answer: A [1 2 4 3]

Explanation:

The Charter of 1683 allowed the Company to raise forces and declare war and make peace with non-Christian powers, and the matching of the other charters gives the code 1 2 4 3.

19.

GROUP 2 & 2A MAINS (ரத்தான தேர்வு) – 2026

Choose the right Matches among type:

(1) Norris Mission – 1698

(2) Battle of Ambur – 1749

(3) Battle of St. Santhome – 1746

(4) Battle of Wandiwash – 1750

Correct Answer: C [(1), (2) and (3) are correct]

Explanation:

Norris's mission to Aurangzeb was in 1698, the Battle of Ambur in 1749 and the Battle of St. Thome in 1746, so (1), (2) and (3) are correct.

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Indian National Movement PYQ – Advent Of The Europeans

Correct Answer: D [Portugal]

Explanation:

The Portuguese were the first Europeans to reach India by sea, when Vasco da Gama landed at Calicut in 1498.

Correct Answer: B [Henry VIII]

Explanation:

The English Reformation was begun by King Henry VIII, who broke with the Pope after being refused a divorce and issued the Act of Supremacy in 1534.

Correct Answer: D [St. Thomas]

Explanation:

By long tradition, St. Thomas, one of Jesus's twelve disciples, brought Christianity to South India in the first century CE.

Correct Answer: A [Natural History]

Explanation:

The Roman writer Pliny the Elder, in his Natural History, called the Chera port of Muziri the first emporium of India.

Correct Answer: C [Ziegenbalg]

Explanation:

Bartholomaeus Ziegenbalg, a Lutheran missionary who reached Tranquebar in 1706, set up a full printing press there in 1709.

Correct Answer: B [Fort St. George]

Explanation:

Fort St. George, built at Madras after the Raja of Chandragiri granted the land in 1639, was the English East India Company's first fort in India.

Correct Answer: A [Ring Fence]

Explanation:

Warren Hastings followed the Ring Fence policy, protecting the Company's borders by keeping buffer states around them.

Correct Answer: B [4 3 2 1]

Explanation:

The Treaty of Mangalore was signed in 1784 and the Treaty of Paris in 1783, which matches the code 4 3 2 1 as keyed.

Correct Answer: B [3 1 4 2]

Explanation:

Ryotwari was introduced under Thomas Munro around 1820, the Third Mysore War was in 1790-92, Wood's Despatch in 1854 and the Hunter Commission in 1882, giving 3 1 4 2.

Correct Answer: B [St. Mary's Church]

Explanation:

St. Mary's Church inside Fort St. George, Madras, consecrated in 1680, was the first Anglican church built in India.

Correct Answer: D [Both [A] and [R] are true, but [R] is not the correct explanation of [A]]

Explanation:

De Nobili wrote extensively in Tamil and Sanskrit, so the assertion is true; the reason is also true, but it does not explain the assertion.

Correct Answer: B [Both [A] and [R] are true and [R] is the correct explanation of [A]]

Explanation:

Anwar-ud-Din, the Nawab of Carnatic, turned against the French because Dupleix did not hand over Madras after capturing it, so the reason explains the assertion.

Correct Answer: B [(1) and (2) are correct]

Explanation:

Santhome was a Portuguese settlement and Porto Novo (Parangipettai) a Dutch one, while Tranquebar was Danish, so (1) and (2) are correct.

Correct Answer: C [(3), (2), (1), (4)]

Explanation:

The correct order is Treaty of Salbai (1782), Mangalore (1784), Seringapatam (1792) and Bassein (1802).

Correct Answer: B [(2) and (3)]

Explanation:

Geldria at Pulicat was a Dutch fort and Dansborg at Tranquebar a Danish one, so pairs (2) and (3) are wrong.

Correct Answer: B [4 3 2 1]

Explanation:

The Treaty of Pondicherry ended the Second Carnatic War, Madras ended the First Mysore War, Mangalore the Second Mysore War and Seringapatam the Third, giving 4 3 2 1.

Correct Answer: D [(i) and (ii) only]

Explanation:

Daulat Rao Sindhia accepted the Treaty of Surji-Arjungaon after defeat in the Second Anglo-Maratha War, so statements (i) and (ii) are correct.

Correct Answer: A [1 2 4 3]

Explanation:

The Charter of 1683 allowed the Company to raise forces and declare war and make peace with non-Christian powers, and the matching of the other charters gives the code 1 2 4 3.

Correct Answer: C [(1), (2) and (3) are correct]

Explanation:

Norris's mission to Aurangzeb was in 1698, the Battle of Ambur in 1749 and the Battle of St. Thome in 1746, so (1), (2) and (3) are correct. ? Full explanations with tables – Indian National Movement PYQ book (₹149): www.shanmugamiasacademy.in/study-materials/tnpsc-indian-national-movement-pyq

Norris's mission to Aurangzeb was in 1698, the Battle of Ambur in 1749 and the Battle of St. Thome in 1746, so (1), (2) and (3) are correct.

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