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Q80 (IAS/2003) History & Culture › Modern India (Pre-1857) › European trading companies Answer Verified

With reference to the entry of European powers into India, which one of the following statements is not correct?

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Option (1) is incorrect because the Portuguese captured Goa in 1510 under Afonso (Albuquerque), not in 1499; several standard histories explicitly record Albuquerque’s conquest and establishment of Goa as the Portuguese capital in 1510 [2]. The other options reflect established facts: the English set up their early South Indian factory at Masulipatam, the Company had early factories on the east coast (including Orissa in the early 17th century), and the French under Dupleix did occupy Madras in 1746 during the mid‑18th‑century Anglo‑French conflicts in India.

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  1. [1] History , class XI (Tamilnadu state board 2024 ed.) > Chapter 14: The Mughal Empire > European Factories/Settlements during Mughal Rule > p. 209
  2. [2] Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 3: Advent of the Europeans in India > Alfonso de Albuquerque > p. 26
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