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Question
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English naval power won acceptance in India by defeating the Portuguese near:
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Madras.
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Surat.
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Bombay.
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Goa.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Four hundred years ago, a maverick English sea captain, Thomas Best, sank four Portuguese galleons off the Surat coast with his two ships, Red Dragon and Hosiander.
Detailed explanation-2: -The correct answer is Battle of Suvali. In 1612 the East India Company’s ships defeated the Portuguese in the Swally estuary off Surat.
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