Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Aptitude Test

Chapter

General Knowledge

Topic

Modern Histoy

Question:

Match List-I with List-II

List-I

European trading companies established bases in India

List-II

Year and place

(A) Portuguese

(I) Madras in 1639

(B) Dutch

(II) Panaji in 1510

(C) French

(III) Masulipatnam in 1605

(D) British

(IV) Pondicherry in 1673

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options:

(A)-(I), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(IV)

(A)-(I), (B)-(III), (C)-(IV), (D)-(II)

(A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(IV), (D)-(I)

(A)-(I), (B)-(IV), (C)-(II), (D)-(III)

Correct Answer:

(A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(IV), (D)-(I)

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (3) → (A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(IV), (D)-(I)

List-I

European trading companies established bases in India

List-II

Year and place

(A) Portuguese

(II) Panaji in 1510

(B) Dutch

(III) Masulipatnam in 1605

(C) French

(IV) Pondicherry in 1673

(D) British

(I) Madras in 1639

(A) Portuguese: Afonso de Albuquerque captured Goa (Panaji) from the Sultan of Bijapur in 1510. It became the headquarters of the Portuguese State of India.

Match: (A)-(II)

(B) Dutch: The Dutch East India Company established its first factory in India at Masulipatnam (present-day Machilipatnam) in 1605.

Match: (B)-(III)

(C) French: The French East India Company, led by Francois Martin, established its settlement in Pondicherry (Puducherry) in 1673.

Match: (C)-(IV)

(D) British: Francis Day obtained a grant from the Raja of Chandragiri to build a factory at Madras (Chennai) in 1639, which led to the construction of Fort St. George.

Match: (D)-(I)