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UPSC History Expansion Company and Bengal Nawabs Question Bank Arrival of Europeans

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    Who were the first European to set up sea trade centres in India?

    A)  The Portuguese

    B)  The French

    C)  The English

    D)  The Dutch

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

     The Portuguese were the first Europeans to set up Sea trade centres in India. The first successful voyage to India was by Vasco da Gama in 1498, when he arrived in Calicut, now in Kerala. The colonial era in India began in 1502, when the Portuguese empire established the first European trading centre at Kollam, Kerala.


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