Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Medieval History

Consider the following table:

European power Place Description
Portuguese Goa Acquired from the Sultan of Bijapur in 1510
Dutch Nagapatam Captured from the Portuguese and made their principal stronghold in South India
French Pondicherry Captured by the Dutch in 1693 and restored to the French under the Treaty of Ryswick
Danish Serampore Site of the Danish factory founded in 1620

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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