Dutch and Danes Companies – Dutch East India Company

1. The Dutch established their first factory in India at which of the following locations?

  1. Surat
  2. Cochin
  3. Masulipatnam
  4. Nagapattinam
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Answer: Option C. Masulipatnam

2. In which year did the Dutch first send a fleet to India?

  1. 1595
  2. 1602
  3. 1610
  4. 1588
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Answer: Option A. 1595

3. Where did the Dutch establish their first settlement in what is now Odisha?

  1. Balasore
  2. Cuttack
  3. Puri
  4. Pipili
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Answer: Option D. Pipili

4. For which commodity did the Dutch want to trade cotton piece goods in the Indonesian archipelago?

  1. Gold
  2. Pepper and Spices
  3. Silk
  4. Tea
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Answer: Option B. Pepper and Spices

5. Which of the following was the first to establish a joint stock company to trade with India?

  1. The Dutch
  2. The British
  3. The French
  4. The Portuguese
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Answer: Option A. The Dutch