_________ became the headquarters of the French settlements in India.

Chandranagore

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Pondicherry

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Mahe

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None of these

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Solution

The correct option is A Chandranagore
Jean-Baptiste Colbert founded the French East India Company in 1664 by establishing a trading center at Pondicherry. Chandranagore was the headquarters of the French settlements in India. The French establishments included Pondichéry, Karikal and Yanaon on the Coromandel Coast, Mahé on the Malabar Coast and Chandernagor in Bengal.

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