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Consider the following statements regarding Portuguese
1. Their first effort to establish commerce in Bengal was made for Chittagong.
2. The second settlement at Hugh was granted to them by Akbar in 1579-80.
3. The third settlement was established at Bandel through a Firman of ShahJahan in 1633.
4. Portuguese lost Hormuz in 1622 to Mughals.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

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Important Questions on Modern History

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Consider the following statements
1. The earlier foreign merchants had mere commercial motives and very little or no support from their native governments.
2. But the Gulopean merchants who came to India during this period had enough political and military support of their respective governments.
3. The European merchants had only motive to stabilise empire.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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The first serious blow which the Portuguese inflicted on the Indian trade and industry was that when they
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Why were the English permitted to fortify Bombay?
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There was a triangular contest among the trading companies during the first half of the seventeenth century on account of their commercial rivalries.
Who among the following did not take part in it?
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The Portuguese Estado da India was called wholly 'a piratical and parasitic state' because
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Which of the following statement is incorrect about Vasco da Gama?
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With reference to Pondicherry (now Puducherry), consider the following
1. The first European power to occupy Pondicherry were the Portuguese.
2. The second European power to occupy Pondicherry were the French.
3. The English never occupied Pondicherry.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
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Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?