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Question (11)

QN0020856

The Portuguese system requiring ships to purchase permits for navigation was known as:

(A) Farman
(B) Cartaz
(C) Firman
(D) Dastak

Correct Answer: B

Explanation:

The permit system was called Cartaz.

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Question (12)

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Under the cartaz system, a ship sailing without a permit in the Arabian Sea risked being:

(A) Rewarded
(B) Tax exempted
(C) Seized
(D) Escorted safely

Correct Answer: C

Explanation:

Ships without permits could be seized.

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Question (13)

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The Portuguese monopoly over the spice trade between India and Europe lasted for nearly:

(A) 50 years
(B) 75 years
(C) 100 years
(D) 150 years

Correct Answer: C

Explanation:

It lasted for about a century.

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Question (14)

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The term ‘Inquisition’ refers to:

(A) A naval tax system
(B) A tribunal set up to judge heretics
(C) A trading company
(D) A military alliance

Correct Answer: B

Explanation:

Inquisition was a tribunal for religious trials.

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Question (15)

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The Goa Inquisition was established in 1560 and abolished in 1812. Approximately how long did it continue?

(A) 202 years
(B) 232 years
(C) 252 years
(D) 272 years

Correct Answer: C

Explanation:

1812 − 1560 = 252 years.

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Question (16)

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Which groups were severely persecuted under the Goa Inquisition?

(A) Only Hindus
(B) Only Muslims
(C) Hindus, Muslims, Jews and suspected converts
(D) Only Christians

Correct Answer: C

Explanation:

Multiple communities faced persecution.

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Question (17)

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Rani Abbakka I resisted repeated attempts by which European power to capture Ullal?

(A) Dutch
(B) French
(C) Portuguese
(D) British

Correct Answer: C

Explanation:

She resisted Portuguese attacks.

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Question (18)

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Which traditional dance-drama preserves the memory of the Abbakka rulers’ resistance?

(A) Kathakali
(B) Yakshagana
(C) Bharatanatyam
(D) Kuchipudi

Correct Answer: B

Explanation:

Yakshagana celebrates their resistance.

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Question (19)

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The Dutch arrived in India mainly to establish dominance in:

(A) Textile production
(B) Agriculture
(C) Spice trade
(D) Mining

Correct Answer: C

Explanation:

Their primary goal was control of the spice trade.

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Question (20)

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Which European power focused more on commercial dominance than religious conversion?

(A) Portuguese
(B) Dutch
(C) Spanish
(D) Danish

Correct Answer: B

Explanation:

The Dutch concentrated mainly on trade.

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Question (11)

The Portuguese system requiring ships to purchase permits for navigation was known as:

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Question (12)

Under the cartaz system, a ship sailing without a permit in the Arabian Sea risked being:

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Question (13)

The Portuguese monopoly over the spice trade between India and Europe lasted for nearly:

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Question (14)

The term ‘Inquisition’ refers to:

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Question (15)

The Goa Inquisition was established in 1560 and abolished in 1812. Approximately how long did it continue?

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Question (16)

Which groups were severely persecuted under the Goa Inquisition?

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Question (17)

Rani Abbakka I resisted repeated attempts by which European power to capture Ullal?

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Question (18)

Which traditional dance-drama preserves the memory of the Abbakka rulers’ resistance?

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Question (19)

The Dutch arrived in India mainly to establish dominance in:

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Question (20)

Which European power focused more on commercial dominance than religious conversion?

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