Question:
AThe Dutch
BThe French
CThe Danish
DThe Portuguese
Answer:
Bombay was given as a dowry gift by the Portuguese Crown to the British, when H.M. Charles II, the King of England married Catherine of Braganza, the Princess of Portugal in 1661. Charles II gave Bombay to British East India Company on 10-pound annual rent in 1668.
Related Questions:
With reference to "the causes of the success of British and failure of the French in India" which of the following statement is/are corrrect?
Getting huge wealth and manpower from Conquest of Bengal by British.
Naval superiority of the British.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below.
Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A) : The British sovereignty continued to exist in free India.
Reason (R) : The British sovereign appointment the last Governor-General of free India.
In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct?
