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2008 · Q56Medieval HistoryEuropean Powers & Early Colonial Contactseasy

During the time of which Mughal Emperor did the English East India Company establish its first factory in India?

  1. (a)Akbar
  2. (b)Jahangir
  3. (c)Shahjahan
  4. (d)Aurangzeb
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Official answer(b) Jahangir

2005 · Q36Medieval HistoryEuropean Powers & Early Colonial Contactsmoderate

Which one of the following is the correct statement?

  1. (a)The modern Kochi was a Dutch colony till India’s independence.
  2. (b)The Dutch defeated the Portuguese and built Fort Williams in the modern Kochi.
  3. (c)The modern Kochi was first a Dutch colony before the Portuguese took over from them.
  4. (d)The modern Kochi never became a part of the British colony.
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Official answer(b) The Dutch defeated the Portuguese and built Fort Williams in the modern Kochi.