Consider the following statements: 1. Dutch opened a factory at Pulicat in 1609. 2. English built a factory at Masulipatam in1611. Which of the statements given above is/ are correct ?

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Q: 92 (CDS-I/2006)
Consider the following statements:
1. Dutch opened a factory at Pulicat in 1609.
2. English built a factory at Masulipatam in1611.
Which of the statements given above is/ are correct ?

question_subject: 

History

question_exam: 

CDS-I

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0,18,141,24,18,101,16

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{'factory': [1, 0, 3, 4], 'masulipatam in1611': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'dutch': [1, 0, 0, 0], 'english': [1, 0, 0, 0]}

Option 1 states that the Dutch opened a factory at Pulicat in 1609. This statement is not correct. The Dutch actually established a factory at Masulipatam in 1605, not Pulicat.

Option 2 states that the English built a factory at Masulipatam in 1611. This statement is correct. The English East India Company set up a factory at Masulipatam in 1611, which was an important port in the Golconda Sultanate.

Based on the analysis above, the correct answer is option 2 - "2 only". Only the second statement is correct, as the English did establish a factory at Masulipatam in 1611.