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Q: The French commercial companies set up their base in India at ......... in 1673 :
  • A. Goa
  • B. Pondicherry
  • C. Bombay
  • D. Calcutta
Correct Answer: Option B - In 1673 AD Francois Martin, directors of the French company obtained a small village from Sher Khan Lodi, the muslim Subedar of Valikandapuram to establish a French settlement known as Pondicherry. It was completely Fortified. The Fort of Pondicherry came to be known as Fort Saint Louis.
B. In 1673 AD Francois Martin, directors of the French company obtained a small village from Sher Khan Lodi, the muslim Subedar of Valikandapuram to establish a French settlement known as Pondicherry. It was completely Fortified. The Fort of Pondicherry came to be known as Fort Saint Louis.

Explanations:

In 1673 AD Francois Martin, directors of the French company obtained a small village from Sher Khan Lodi, the muslim Subedar of Valikandapuram to establish a French settlement known as Pondicherry. It was completely Fortified. The Fort of Pondicherry came to be known as Fort Saint Louis.