Multiple choice general knowledge

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

  1. Portuguese

  2. Dutch

  3. Danish

  4. English

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Explanation

Portuguese were the first Europeans to arrive in India as traders, with Vasco da Gama reaching Calicut in 1498. They established trading settlements like Goa in 1510, well before the Dutch (17th century), Danish (1616), or English (1600) arrived.