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1. 1.

   Fill in the blanks.

   1. ________________ was the first European explorer to discover a sea route from Europe to India.
   2. The three trading centres retained by the portuguese in India were at __________, ____________ and _____________.
   3. The English East India Company was founded in the year _____________.
   4. The British established their first trading factories at _____________ and _____________.
   5. The French East India Company established its first trading centre at ______________.
2. 2.

   Tick the sentences that are true. Correct the others.

   1. The European trade with the East was disrupted by the Arabs.
   2. Albuquerque landed at Calicut in 1498.
   3. The trading centre at Chinsura in Bengal, was established by the British.
   4. The British built a fortified factory called Fort Willliam in Madras.
   5. Chandernagore and Mahe were British trading centres
3. 3.

   Multiple choice questions.

   1. When Vasco da Gama landed in Calicut, north India was ruled by the:
      1. Mughals
      2. Marathas
      3. Delhi Sultanate
      4. Rajputs
   2. The European power to first set up a colony in India was:
      1. France
      2. Portugal
      3. Britain
      4. the Netherlands
   3. The fortified settlement builts by the British at Madras was called:
      1. Fort St James
      2. Fort William
      3. Sultanati
      4. Masulipatnam
   4. The three villages that combined to make the city of Calcutta were:
      1. Sutanati, Gobindanagar, Kalikata
      2. Kalikata, Mumbai, Surat
      3. Diu, Gobindapur, Sutanuti
      4. Sutanati, Gobindapur, Kalikata
4. 4.

   Match the following.

   1. Vasco da Gama	a. English East India Company
   2. Sir Josiah Child	b. Jahangir
   3. Thomas Roe	c. Calcutta
   4. Fort William	d. Goa
   5. Albuquerque	e. 1498

    

5. 5.

   Why did the Europeans need to find a sea route to India?
6. 6.

   What was the impact of Vasco da Gama's arrival in India?