Match the following in the context of setting up of bases by the European commercial Companies in different places early during the Mughal era.
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List- 1 (Place in India) |
List- 2 (Country) |
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(A) Panaji |
(I) Dutch |
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(B) Masulipatnam |
(II) Portuguese |
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(C) Pondicherry |
(III) British |
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(D) Madras |
(IV) French |
Choose the correct answer from the given options:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option 2 - (A)- II, (B)- I, (C)- IV, (D)- III
The correct Match is:
|
List- 1 (Place in India) |
List- 2 (Country) |
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(A) Panaji |
(II) Portuguese |
|
(B) Masulipatnam |
(I) Dutch |
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(C) Pondicherry |
(IV) French |
|
(D) Madras |
(III) British |
Explanation:
The European commercial Companies had set up bases 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.