Multiple choice

Which one of the following statements is correct?

  1. The modern Kochi was a Dutch colony till India's independence.

  2. The Dutch defeated the Portuguese and built Fort Williams in the modern Kochi.

  3. The modem Kochi was first a Dutch colony before the Portuguese took over.

  4. The modern Kochi never became a part of a British colony.

  5. None of these
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E Correct answer
Explanation

No statement is correct. Modern Kochi became a part of the British colony after being a Dutch colony. Kochi was first a Portuguese colony. Fort Williams was built in Calcutta (not in Kochi) by the English.

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