Multiple choice general knowledge

During the Mughal period, which one of the following were the first to come to India as traders ?

  1. Dutch

  2. Danish

  3. English

  4. Portuguese
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Explanation

The Portuguese were the first Europeans to arrive in India as traders when Vasco da Gama reached Calicut in 1498. The Dutch arrived in the early 17th century (1605), the English in 1600 (though trading posts established later), and the Danish arrived in 1616.

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