With reference to the French East India Company's activities in India, consider the following statements. 1. The Compagnie des Indes Orientales was founded by Louis XIV in 1664 and was granted a 50-year monopoly on French trade in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. 2. The company established Pondicherry in 1674 as the central hub of French power in India. 3. The Treaty of Ryswick in 1697 allowed the French to retain their territories in India without any interference from the Dutch. 4. The French East India Company successfully established permanent colonies in Madagascar during its early years. How many of the statements given above is/are correct?

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 A…

Which of the following is/are correct statements regarding the French East India Company? 1. It was a private company. 2. It was chartered by King Louis XIV. 3. It was abolished soon after the French…

With reference to Pondicherry (now Puducherry), consider the following statements 1. The first European power to occupy Pondicherry were the Portuguese 2. The second European power to occupy Pondiche…

Consider the following statements about the arms used by Europeans in warfare in India : 1. The flint-lock muskets could work even in wet weather. 2. The addition of bayonet made musket a more effect…

Which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. The Dutch East India Company was formed after the formation of the British East India Company. 2. Vasco da Gama reached Calicut in 1498.