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Q108 (IAS/2005) History & Culture › Modern India (Pre-1857) › European trading companies Answer Verified

Which one of the following is the correct statement?

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Your answer: —  ·  Correct: B
Explanation

Historical records show the Dutch displaced the Portuguese from key Malabar trading centres and took control of Cochin in the mid-17th century (port taken over in 1663) as part of VOC expansion in India [1]. Contemporary histories also note the Dutch emphasis on commercial dominance and their success in ousting the Portuguese from several centres on the Malabar coast [2]. A modern secondary source explicitly states that after the Dutch victory over the Portuguese they constructed a fort in Cochin referred to as “Fort Williams”. Taken together, these sources support the statement that the Dutch defeated the Portuguese and built a fort in modern Kochi, making option 2 the correct choice.

Sources

  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] Exploring Society:India and Beyond ,Social Science, Class VIII . NCERT(Revised ed 2025) > Chapter 4: The Colonial Era in India > The Dutch: commerce and competition > p. 89
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