GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

INDIAN HISTORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In which year firest fleet of Dutch reached in inbdia
A
1498
B
1510
C
1550
D
1595
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Notes: In 1595, first fleet of Dutch reached in India under the leadership of Cornelis De Hastman. The first Dutch factory was set up in Masulipatam (Present Andhra Pradesh). They never wanted to build empire in India. The Spice island of Indonesia and peeper were their main attraction.

Detailed explanation-2: -Cornelis-de-Hartmann was the first Dutch Citizen to reach India via Cape of Good Hope in 1596 AD. 1602 AD, the first Dutch Company United East India Company was created and its first permanent trading post in Indonesia. Dutch had a monopoly on the spice trade in India in the 17th century.

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