Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Medieval History

Consider the following table:<br/><br/>| European power | Place | Description |<br/>|---|---|---|<br/>| Portuguese | Goa | Acquired from the Sultan of Bijapur in 1510 |<br/>| Dutch | Nagapatam | Captured from the Portuguese and made their principal stronghold in South India |<br/>| French | Pondicherry | Captured by the Dutch in 1693 and restored to the French under the Treaty of Ryswick |<br/>| Danish | Serampore | Site of the Danish factory founded in 1620 |<br/><br/>How many of the rows given above are correctly matched in all respects?

  1. Only one
  2. Only two
  3. Only three
  4. All four
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