Multiple choice general knowledge

The first to start a joint stock company to trade with India were the

  1. Portuguese

  2. Dutch

  3. French

  4. British

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B Correct answer
Explanation

The Dutch East India Company (VOC), founded in 1602, was the world's first joint-stock company and established trading posts in India. The Portuguese came earlier (1498) but operated under crown monopoly, not as a joint-stock company. The British and French came later.