Question

With reference to the entry of European powers into India, which one of the following statements is not correct? 

 (a) The Portuguese captured Goa in 1499 

(b) The English opened their first factory in South India at Masulipatam 

(c) In Eastern India, the English Company opened its first factory in Orissa in 1633 (d) Under the leadership of Dupleix, the French occupied Madras in 1746

Answer 1

(a) The Portuguese captured Goa from rulers of Bijapur in 1510 and not in 1499.