With reference to Indian history, consider the following statements: 1. The Dutch established their factories/warehouses on the east coast on lands granted to them by Gajapati rulers. 2. Alfonso de Albuquerque captured Goa from the Bijapur Sultanate. 3. The English East India Company established a factory at Madras on a plot of land leased from a representative of the Vijayanagara empire. Which of the statements given above are correct?

Options

1. 1 and 2 only
2. 2 and 3 only
3. 1 and 3 only
4. 1, 2 and 3

Correct Answer

2 and 3 only

Explanation

Statement 1 is incorrect as the Dutch obtained land on the east coast mainly from local Nayaks, not the Gajapati rulers. Statement 2 is correct — Albuquerque captured Goa from the Bijapur Sultanate in 1510. Statement 3 is correct — the English founded Madras (Fort St. George) on land leased from a Vijayanagara representative.

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