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The first printing press in India was set up by the Portuguese at .

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Goa

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Calicut

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Delhi

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Pune

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The correct option is A Goa
The first printing press was set up by the Portuguese at Goa in 1556 CE. A scientific work on medicinal plants by a European writer was printed at Goa in 1563 CE.

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