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Q: The British east India company captured Pondicherry (Puducherry) from the French in the year ––––.
  • A. 1699
  • B. 1738
  • C. 1674
  • D. 1761
Correct Answer: Option D - The British East India company captured Pondicherry (Puducherry) from the French in the year 1761. Puducherry changed hands throughout the Anglo-French wars from 1742 to 1763 with the British 'East India Company' capturing puducherry from the French in 1761 and the French company administration being restored by the Treaty of Paris in 1763.
D. The British East India company captured Pondicherry (Puducherry) from the French in the year 1761. Puducherry changed hands throughout the Anglo-French wars from 1742 to 1763 with the British 'East India Company' capturing puducherry from the French in 1761 and the French company administration being restored by the Treaty of Paris in 1763.

Explanations:

The British East India company captured Pondicherry (Puducherry) from the French in the year 1761. Puducherry changed hands throughout the Anglo-French wars from 1742 to 1763 with the British 'East India Company' capturing puducherry from the French in 1761 and the French company administration being restored by the Treaty of Paris in 1763.