Question

<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Consider the following statements about Pondicherry:

1. The first European power to occupy Pondicherry was Portuguese
2. English never occupied Pondicherry

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

• A. 1 only
• B. 2 only
• C. Both 1 and 2
• D. Neither 1 nor 2

Answer 1

The correct option is A 1 only

<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> The first European power to occupy Pondicherry was Portuguese. British occupied Pondicherry in 1793 but handed over to French in 1814 under Treaty of Paris.