Question

Colonial Power	Capital
1. Dutch	Pulicat
2. French	Pondicherry
3. Portuguese	Goa

Which of the above pairs is/are correct?

• A. 1 only
• B. 1 and 2 only
• C. 3 only
• D. 1, 2, and 3

Answer 1

The correct option is D 1, 2, and 3

Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama discovered a new and direct sea route to India via the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa, in 1498 CE. Many other European nations, like the Dutch, English and French, also followed suit and reached India. The Portuguese were settled in Goa; the Dutch were settled in Pulicat, the English in Madras, the French in Pondicherry, and the Danes in Tarangampadi.