Q. .Consider the following statements with respect to Dutch Settlements in Pre-Independent India:
1. The Dutch founded their first factory in Masulipatnam in 1605.
2. No Dutch settlements on Coromandel Coast.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: A
Notes:
After their arrival in India, the Dutch founded their first factory in Masulipatnam (in Andhra) in 1605.
- They went on to establish trading centres at different parts of India and thus became a threat to the Portuguese.
- They captured Nagapatam near Madras (Chennai) from the Portuguese and made it their main stronghold in South India.
- The Dutch established factories on the Coromandel Coast, in Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Bengal and Bihar. In 1609, they opened a factory in Pulicat, north of Madras.
Source: ForumIAS
