With reference to Indian history, consider the following statements:
- 1. The Dutch set up their factories and warehouses on the east coast on lands granted to them by the Gajapati rulers.
- 2. Alfonso de Albuquerque captured Goa from the Bijapur Sultanate.
- 3. The English East India Company set up 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?
- A1 and 2 only
- B2 and 3 only
- C1 and 3 only
- D1, 2 and 3
Show answer and explanation
Correct answer: (b) 2 and 3 only
Explanation
Statements 2 and 3 are correct.
- Statement 1 is wrong: the Dutch East India Company was formed in 1602. By the time it reached the east coast, the Gajapati rule in Odisha had ended (1541). The Dutch set up their first factory at Masulipatnam (1605) with the permission of the Sultan of Golconda.
- Statement 2 is correct: Alfonso de Albuquerque captured Goa from the Bijapur Sultanate in 1510, and it became the headquarters of the Portuguese in India.
- Statement 3 is correct: in 1639 the English got a strip of land at Madras from Damarla Venkatadri Nayaka, a local chief under the Vijayanagara (Aravidu) ruler at Chandragiri. Fort St. George was built there.