The town of Masulipatnam or Machlipatnam (literally, fish port town) lay on the delta of the _________ river.
A
Mahanadi
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B
Godavari
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C
Krishna
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D
Kaveri
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Solution
The correct option is C Krishna The town of Masulipatnam or Machlipatnam (literally, fish port town) lay on the delta of the Krishna river. In the seventeenth century it was a centre of intense activity. Both the Dutch and English East India Companies attempted to control Masulipatnam as it became the most important port on the Andhra coast.