The French East India Company was formed by:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Colbert
The French East India Company (Compagnie des Indes Orientales) was set up in 1664 by Jean-Baptiste Colbert, the finance minister of King Louis XIV, to trade with India and the East. Its first factory in India was at Surat (1668), and Pondicherry later became its headquarters.