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Q · Advent of EuropeansMedium · 45s
Which of the following pairs is correctly matched? Portuguese — Bombay English — Calcutta French — Chandernagore Dutch — Surat Select the correct answer:
TopicAdvent of Europeans
Question Typemultiple choice
DifficultyMedium
Marking+1 / −0.33
Test Duration30 min
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The Portuguese controlled Bombay but handed it to the British. The English founded Calcutta. The French developed Chandernagore. Surat was mainly an English trading post.
Final Answer: Option B — 2 and 3 only