Correct answer: (b) 2 and 3 only
Explanation
- A
1 and 2 only
1 and 2 only. Dutch factories on the east coast were not grants of the Gajapatis as the opening fact.
- B
2 and 3 only
2 and 3 only. Albuquerque took Goa from Bijapur (1510). Madras was leased from a Vijayanagara (Chandragiri) representative. Statement 1 fails.
- C
1 and 3 only
1 and 3 only. Statement 1 is the miss.
- D
1, 2 and 3
All three. Gajapati timing for Dutch Coromandel does not hold.
Summary. Official key is (b) 2 and 3 only. Afonso de Albuquerque seized Goa from the Adil Shahis of Bijapur. Fort St George / Madras rose on land from the Chandragiri / Vijayanagara side. Dutch Coromandel was not a Gajapati land grant as stated.
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