HISTORY
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Question
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Which one of the following powers was the first to establish trade links with India?
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English
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French
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Dutch
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Portuguese
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Detailed Solution. Option 4 is correct, i.e. Portuguese. Portuguese was the first to establish trade relations with India. Vasco de Gama was the first Portuguese as well as European to reach India by Sea in 1498.
Detailed explanation-2: -Major European Powers in India: The Portuguese, the Dutch, the British and the French were the four major European powers who arrived in India to establish their trade links and subsequently held colonial possessions.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Portuguese arrived in India in 1498 CE. The Dutch arrived in India in 1605 CE.
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