Multiple choice

Which was the first Dutch factory on the Coromandel coast?

  1. Porto-Novo

  2. Sadraspatam

  3. Masulipatam

  4. Nizampatnam

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C Correct answer
Explanation

The Dutch established their first factory on the Coromandel coast at Masulipatam (present-day Machilipatnam in Andhra Pradesh) in 1611. This became an important center for Dutch textile trade. Porto-Novo, Sadraspatam, and Nizampatnam were acquired later as the Dutch expanded their presence along the eastern coast.