Question

The .......... ........ were the first to challenge the monopoly of the portuge.
(i) French
(ii) British
(iii) Dutch
(iv) East India Company

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Answer 1

Answer:

your answer is option b

I hope it helps you

Answer 2

Answer:

Dutch East India Company. Dutch East India Company, byname of United East India Company, Dutch Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie, trading company founded in the Dutch Republic (present-day Netherlands) in 1602 to protect that state's trade in the Indian Ocean and to assist in the Dutch war of independence from Spain.