Match List I with List II:
| List I | List II | ||
| (A) | Dutch in Masulipatnam | (I) | 1510 |
| (B) | Portuguese in Panaji | (II) | 1639 |
| (C) | French in Pondicherry | (III) | 1605 |
| (D) | British in Madras | (IV) | 1673 |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (A)-(III), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(II)
(A) Dutch in Masulipatnam — this matches (III) 1605. The Dutch set up base in Masulipatnam in 1605.
(B) Portuguese in Panaji — this matches (I) 1510. The Portuguese were the earliest, in Panaji in 1510.
(C) French in Pondicherry — this matches (IV) 1673. The French came last of the four, to Pondicherry (present-day Puducherry) in 1673.
(D) British in Madras — this matches (II) 1639. The British set up base in Madras in 1639. With the expansion of commercial activity, towns grew around these trading centres.
Note: This question is taken from the chapter ‘Colonial Cities’ which was there in the pre-rationalised NCERT and has been deleted from subsequent editions of NCERT, including the NCERT book (2026-27).
NCERT (Pre-rationalised): “1.2 Changes in the eighteenth century … Changes in the networks of trade were reflected in the history of urban centres. The European commercial Companies had set up base in different places early during the Mughal era: the Portuguese in Panaji in 1510, the Dutch in Masulipatnam in 1605, the British in Madras in 1639 and the French in Pondicherry (present-day Puducherry) in 1673. With the expansion of commercial activity, towns grew around these trading centres.…” |