Portuguese and Dutch — MCQ Practice
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Consider the following statements about the Portuguese Estado da Índia: 1. It was established in 1505 with Goa as its capital 2. The Padroado system gave Portuguese Crown control over Catholic missions 3. The Cartaz system required ships to carry Portuguese passes 4. It extended from East Africa to Macau in China Which of the statements given above are correct?
Which of the following factors contributed to the decline of Dutch power in India? 1. Bankruptcy of the VOC in 1799 2. Anglo-Dutch Wars in Europe 3. British territorial expansion providing revenue advantages 4. Loss of Ceylon to the British in 1796 Select the correct answer using the code given below:
The term 'Casados' in Portuguese colonial India referred to:
Consider the following pairs: 1. Afonso de Albuquerque - Conquest of Goa 2. Jan Pieterszoon Coen - Establishment of Batavia 3. Vasco da Gama - First Portuguese Viceroy 4. Francisco de Almeida - Naval policy in Indian Ocean Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
The Dutch East India Company (VOC) differed from the Portuguese Estado da Índia in which of the following ways? 1. VOC was a joint-stock company while Estado da Índia was Crown-controlled 2. VOC focused on commercial monopoly while Portuguese emphasized territorial control 3. VOC had shareholders while Estado da Índia was funded by royal treasury 4. VOC avoided religious conversion while Portuguese promoted Christianity Select the correct answer: