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Q65 (CDS-II/2012) History & Culture › Modern India (Pre-1857) › European travel accounts Answer Verified

Consider the following statements about the European travelers to India : 1. Sir Thomas Roe, the representative of the East India Company, was granted the permission by Jahangir to open a factory at Surat. 2. Captain Hawkins was driven out from Agra by the Mughals at the instigation of the Portuguese. 3. Father Monserrate traveled with Akbar on his journey to Kashmir. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Explanation

Statement 1 is incorrect because Sir Thomas Roe was the accredited ambassador of King James I, not merely a representative of the East India Company [4]. Furthermore, the permission to establish a factory at Surat was granted by Jahangir in early 1613 to Thomas Aldworth, following Captain Thomas Best's victory over the Portuguese, which was prior to Roe's arrival in 1615 [4]. Statement 2 is correct; Captain William Hawkins was received well initially but was eventually driven out of Agra in 1611 due to Portuguese intrigues and their influence over the Mughal court [5]. Statement 3 is correct; Father Antonio Monserrate was a Jesuit missionary who accompanied Emperor Akbar on his expedition to Kabul and Kashmir in 1581, documenting the journey in his 'Commentary' [5]. Therefore, only statements 2 and 3 are correct.

Sources

  1. [1] Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 3: Advent of the Europeans in India > Foothold in West and South > p. 38
  2. [4] Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 3: Advent of the Europeans in India > Farrukhsiyar's Farmans > p. 41
  3. [3] Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 3: Advent of the Europeans in India > The Portuguese in India > p. 31
  4. [5] Modern India ,Bipin Chandra, History class XII (NCERT 1982 ed.)[Old NCERT] > Chapter 3: The Beginnings of European Settlements > The Beginnings of European Settlements > p. 51
  5. [2] Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 3: Advent of the Europeans in India > Portuguese Lose Favour with the Mughals > p. 30
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