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WBCS Preliminary Examination 2018 — General Studies · Question 71 of 200

Q71
Indian National MovementBritish Policy, Acts & Constitutional Reforms
Who first came to India for trading purposes?
  1. a.The French
  2. b.The Dutch
  3. c.The Portuguese
  4. d.The English

Answer: (C) The Portuguese

The Portuguese were the first Europeans to come to India by sea for trade: Vasco da Gama reached Calicut in 1498, and they were also the last to leave (Goa, 1961). The order usually taught is Portuguese, Dutch, English, Danes, French. Company dates: English East India Company 1600, Dutch VOC 1602, Danish company 1616, French company 1664 (first French factory at Surat, 1668).

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