Question : Which among the following foreign countries was the first one to trade with India?
Option 1: England
Option 2: Netherlands
Option 3: France
Option 4: Portugal
Correct Answer: Portugal
Solution : The correct answer is Portugal.
The Portuguese were the first to forge commercial ties with India. The first Portuguese and European to travel by sea to India was Vasco da Gama in 1498. They established their trading settlements in Cochin, Goa, Daman and Diu, Salsette Bassein and Bombay.
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Question : Which one of the following was the first English ship that came to India?
Option 1: Elizabeth
Option 2: Bengal
Option 3: Red Dragon
Option 4: Mayflower
Question : Who among the following was the first Portuguese viceroy of India?
Option 1: Francisco de Almeida
Option 2: Duarte de Menezes
Option 3: Lopo Soares de Albergaria
Option 4: Alfonso de Albuquerque
Question : Which among the following is the longest river of Peninsular India?
Option 1: Luni
Option 2: Narmada
Option 3: Krishna
Option 4: Godavari
Question : The first President of the All India Trade Union Congress was _______.
Option 1: C Rajagopalachari
Option 2: Lala Lajpat Rai
Option 3: Chandra Shekhar Azad
Option 4: Motilal Nehru
Question : Who among the following was the first 'Minister of Finance' in independent India?
Option 1: R. K. Shanmukham Chetty
Option 2: Liaquat Ali Khan
Option 3: John Mathai
Option 4: Satya Narayan Sinha
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