SSC MTS EXAM

SSC

INDIAN HISTORY

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

The first to establish regular trade with India was?

A	Dutch
B	Portuguese
C	French
D	English

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -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: -On 13 September 1500, Portuguese explorer Pedro Álvares Cabral arrived at Calicut in Kerala and established a factory which was the first European factory in India.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Portuguese arrived in India in 1498 CE. The Dutch arrived in India in 1605 CE. The British arrived in India in 1612 CE. The French arrived in India in 1667 CE.

Detailed explanation-4: -Portuguese explorer Vasco de Gama becomes the first European to reach India via the Atlantic Ocean when he arrives at Calicut on the Malabar Coast.

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