With reference to Indian history, consider the following statements: 1. The Dutch established their…
With reference to Indian history, consider the following statements: 1. The Dutch established their factories/warehouses on the east coast on lands granted to them by Gajapati rulers. 2. Alfonso de Albuquerque captured Goa from the Bijapur Sultanate. 3. The English East India Company established a factory at Madras on a plot of land leased from a representative of the Vijayanagara empire. Which of the statements given above are correct?
1 and 2 only
2 and 3 only
1 and 3 only
1, 2 and 3
Solution
1 incorrect: Gajapati dynasty had ended (by 1541) before Dutch arrived (1605). 2 correct: Albuquerque seized Goa in 1510 from Adil Shah (Bijapur). 3 correct: Madras factory (Fort St George) was built on land leased from a Nayak who was a representative of decaying Vijayanagara empire.