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UPSC 2003: With reference to the entry of European powers into India, which one of the following statements is correct?
(a)The Portuguese captured Goa in 1499
(b)The English opened their first factory in South India at Masulipatnam
(c)In Eastern India, the English Company opened its first factory in Orissa in 1633
(d)Under the leadership of Dupleix, the French occupied Madras in 1746
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (a) The Portuguese captured Goa in 1499
The Portuguese did not capture Goa in 1499; Afonso de Albuquerque seized it in 1510, so option (a) is factually wrong, making it the only incorrect statement. The English did open their first south-Indian factory at Masulipatnam in 1611, and their first eastern-Indian factory in Odisha in 1633, while the French capture of Madras in 1746 was led by La Bourdonnais (not Dupleix)—hence the other three statements are essentially correct. ([doubtnut.com](https://www.doubtnut.com/qna/648594504?utm_source=openai))
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