Question

1. Which one was not a trading company?
(a) The Portuguese (b) The Dutch (c) The French (d) The Japanese

Answer 1

Answer:

The Japanese was not the trading company among those companies....

Portuguese were the first to come to India then followed by Dutch , English and French...

Answer 2

The correct answer is OPTION D: The Japanese.

• Vasco da Gama, a Portuguese explorer, was the first European to arrive in Calicut, India after sailing across the Atlantic Ocean.
• The Portuguese faced opposition from the Dutch when they attempted to join the Indian market in the mid-16th century.
• British and French troops arrived much later.
• The capital of Portuguese India served as a command and control center for a network of Portuguese fortresses and cities spread across the Indian Ocean.