Question

The Portuguese had traded directly with India for __________ before the first English East India company ship reached surat :
1. a few weeks
2. a few months
3. over 100 years
4. over 1000 years

Answer 1

a few months

Explanation:

the Portuguese had traded directly with india for a a few months before the first english east India Company ship reached surat

Answer 2

The complete sentence will be "The Portuguese had traded directly with India for over 100 years before the first English East India Company ship reached surat." The answer to this question will be option 3, over 100 years.

• The Portuguese trade in India began with the opening of the sea route to India by Vasco Da Gama in 1497.
• The Portuguese enjoyed a trade monopoly over European trade in India for a long time.
• The first English East India Company ship to anchor at Surat, The Hector, did so in 1608.
• It was captained by Sir William Hawkins.
• Thus, Portuguese trade with India predated the arrival of the British in India for over 100 years.
• Since the difference between 1497 and 1608 is more than a hundred years.
• Thus, the answer to this question will be option 3, over 100 years.

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