The Danish Empire: A Minor Colonial Power

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In which year did the Danish East India Company establish its first trading post in India?

  1. 1616

  2. 1620

  3. 1624

  4. 1628


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Danish East India Company established its first trading post in India at Tranquebar in 1620.

What was the name of the Danish governor who ruled Tranquebar from 1728 to 1747?

  1. Christian Falck

  2. Niels Krog

  3. Severin Schouboe

  4. Jørgen Christian Schiønning


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Christian Falck was the Danish governor of Tranquebar from 1728 to 1747.

Which of the following was not a Danish possession in India?

  1. Tranquebar

  2. Serampore

  3. Calcutta

  4. Frederiksnagore


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Calcutta was a British possession in India, not a Danish one.

What was the main export from Tranquebar during the Danish colonial period?

  1. Textiles

  2. Rice

  3. Sugar

  4. Indigo


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Textiles were the main export from Tranquebar during the Danish colonial period.

Which of the following was not a Danish missionary in India?

  1. Bartholomaeus Ziegenbalg

  2. Hans Egede

  3. Christian Frederick Schwartz

  4. Johann Gericke


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Hans Egede was a Norwegian missionary in Greenland, not a Danish missionary in India.

In which year did the Danish East India Company lose its monopoly on trade with India?

  1. 1772

  2. 1776

  3. 1780

  4. 1784


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Danish East India Company lost its monopoly on trade with India in 1772.

What was the name of the Danish fort that was built in Tranquebar in 1620?

  1. Fort Dansborg

  2. Fort Frederik

  3. Fort Christian

  4. Fort Kongen


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Fort Dansborg was the name of the Danish fort that was built in Tranquebar in 1620.

Which of the following was not a Danish governor of Serampore?

  1. Christian Ulrich Danneskiold-Samsøe

  2. Frederik Christian Otto Møller

  3. Johan Frederik Schouw

  4. Peter Anker


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Peter Anker was a Norwegian governor of Serampore, not a Danish one.

What was the main reason for the decline of the Danish Empire in India?

  1. The rise of the British Empire

  2. The Napoleonic Wars

  3. The Indian Rebellion of 1857

  4. The First World War


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The rise of the British Empire was the main reason for the decline of the Danish Empire in India.

In which year did Denmark sell its Indian possessions to the British?

  1. 1845

  2. 1850

  3. 1855

  4. 1860


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Denmark sold its Indian possessions to the British in 1845.

What was the name of the Danish missionary who founded the first Protestant mission in India?

  1. Bartholomaeus Ziegenbalg

  2. Hans Egede

  3. Christian Frederick Schwartz

  4. Johann Gericke


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Bartholomaeus Ziegenbalg was the name of the Danish missionary who founded the first Protestant mission in India.

Which of the following was not a Danish trading post in India?

  1. Tranquebar

  2. Serampore

  3. Calcutta

  4. Frederiksnagore


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Calcutta was a British trading post in India, not a Danish one.

What was the name of the Danish governor who ruled Tranquebar from 1750 to 1755?

  1. Christian Falck

  2. Niels Krog

  3. Severin Schouboe

  4. Jørgen Christian Schiønning


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Severin Schouboe was the Danish governor of Tranquebar from 1750 to 1755.

Which of the following was not a Danish possession in India?

  1. Tranquebar

  2. Serampore

  3. Calcutta

  4. Frederiksnagore


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Calcutta was a British possession in India, not a Danish one.

What was the name of the Danish fort that was built in Serampore in 1755?

  1. Fort Dansborg

  2. Fort Frederik

  3. Fort Christian

  4. Fort Kongen


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Fort Frederik was the name of the Danish fort that was built in Serampore in 1755.

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