Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Modern India: Colonial cities

Question:
Which of the following chronological order is correct in respect of the foreign companies establishing their base in India during the early Mughal Era?
Options:
Portuguese, Dutch, British, French
Dutch, Portuguese, British, French
Portuguese, British, French, Dutch
French, Portuguese, Dutch, British
Correct Answer:
Portuguese, Dutch, British, French
Explanation:
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 Pondicherry) in 1673.