Q. With reference to forts built by Europeans in India, consider the following pairs:

Fort Built by

1. Fort St. George British

2. Fort St. David Danish

3. Fort Angelo Portugese

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

1 only

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1 and 3 only

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2 and 3 only

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1, 2 and 3

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Solution

The correct option is B
1 and 3 only
Explanation:

Pair 1 is correctly matched: Fort St. George was built by British (Madras in 1644 C.E.)

Pair 2 is incorrectly matched: Construction of Fort St. David was initiated by Dutch, but was stopped in between. It was developed by Nayaks of Gingee, and later sold by Marathas to British in 1690 C.E (Cuddalore). Danish were not involved in its construction.

Pair 3 is correctly matched: Fort Angelo was built by Portuguese in 1605 C.E. in Kannur.

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