The Dutch established their first colony at _____.
Q.1 (A) (2) The Dutch established their first colony at _____.
A. Chennai
B. Machilipatnam
C. Karikal
D. Pondicherry
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Answer: B. Machilipatnam
Answer: (b) Machilipatnam
The Dutch East India Company set up its first factory (colony) in India at Machilipatnam (Masulipatnam) on the Coromandel coast in 1605. Karikal and Pondicherry were French settlements and Chennai (Madras) was English.
Statement: The Dutch established their first colony at Machilipatnam.
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