Multiple choice

Mumbai was taken by the English East India Company form:

  1. The Portuguese

  2. The Dutch

  3. CharlesI

  4. CharlesII

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Mumbai (then Bombay) was acquired by the English East India Company from Charles II in 1661. Charles II had received it as part of Catherine of Braganza's dowry when he married the Portuguese princess, and the company then took control of it.