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Modern Indian History UPPSC 1997 GS-I
Question

The following European Powers entered into Indian trade at one time or the other:

1. The English
2. The Dutch
3. The French
4. The Portuguese

Select the correct chronological order of their entry from the code given below:
Code:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option C: 4,2,1,3

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “4,2,1,3”.
Portuguese arrived in 1498, Dutch in 1605, English in 1608, Danes in 1620 and French in 1664.

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