Question

3. Who encouraged the marriages of the Portuguese with Indian women? Nine de Gunha b) Vasco da gama Almeida d) Albuquerque 4. The British established their first factory at 3) Agra b) Surat c) Madras d) Masulipatnam 5 was the most important and prosperous French settlement in India a) Surat b) Masulipatnam c) Pondicherry d) Mahe​

Answer 1

3. Almeida

4. Masulipatnam

5. Pondicherry

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Answer 2

Answer:

3 - option d - Albuquerque

4 - option b - Surat

5 - option c - Pondicherry

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Explanation:

3) Afonso de Albuquerque (1509-15), the second governor of Portuguese, encouraged Portuguese men to marry Indian women. He encouraged the Portuguese soldiers to marry the native women and this was termed Politicos dos casamentos.

4) The first East India Company factory was set up at Surat. After leaving the court of Mughals, William Hawkins joined Captain Middleton at Bantam.  

5) Pondicherry is a union territory. It was the capital of the French colony in India. Pondicherry was also called "India's Little France". In the year 1673, the French laid their supremacy on Pondicherry. In 1674, the French East India Company set up a trading centre.

Hence, Albuquerque encouraged his men to marry Indian women.

The first East India Company factory was set up at Surat.

Pondicherry is the most important and prosperous French settlement in India.