Question

Pondicherry was the colony of which European country?

Answer 1

Explanation:

France

The Union Territory of Pondicherry located in the southern part of India was a colony of France.

Answer 2

Answer:

France

Explanation:

On 16 January 1761, the British captured Pondicherry from the French, but it was returned under the Treaty of Paris (1763) at the conclusion of the Seven Years' War. The British took control of the area again in 1793 at the Siege of Pondicherry amid the Wars of the French Revolution, and returned it to France in 1814.