INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

MISCELLENOUS QUESTIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Dutch trade in Asia centered upon:
A
Java and other Indonesian islands.
B
China.
C
India.
D
the Philippines.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In 1603, the first permanent Dutch trading post in Indonesia was established in Banten, northwest Java. The official East Indies government, however, was not created until Pieter Both was made governor-general in 1610.

Detailed explanation-2: -Dutch Expand in Indonesia The last Portuguese were expelled in 1660. At Banten in 1680, the Dutch expelled the British and established a monopoly on the Indonesian pepper trade by helping an ambitious prince overthrow his father. The Dutch made vast profits selling nutmeg, mace, cloves and other spices.

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