Multiple choice

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 Pondicherry were the French.
  3. The English never occupied Pondicherry.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. 1 only

  2. 2 and 3 only

  3. 3 only

  4. 1, 2 and 3
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The first European power to occupy Pondicherry (Mahe in the Malabar, Yanam in Coromandal and Karikal in Tamil Nadu) were the French in 1739.

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