With reference to the entry of European powers into India, which one of the following statements is correct?
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- AThe Portuguese captured Goa in 1499
- BThe English opened their first factory in South India at Masulipattam
- CIn Eastern India, the English Company opened its first factory in Orissa in 1633Correct
- DUnder the leadership of supleix, the French occupied Madras in 1746
Explanation
In Eastern India, the English Company opened its first factory in Orissa in 1633 at Hariharpur and Balasore. This marked the early expansion of English commercial interests in the eastern part of India.
Option A is incorrect because the Portuguese captured Goa in 1510 under Alfonso de Albuquerque, not in 1499. In 1498, Vasco da Gama merely reached Calicut.
Option B is also correct as the English established their first factory in South India at Masulipattam in 1611.
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