Which European company came to India?

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French East India Company

Portuguese East India Company

Dutch East India Company

All of the above

answer is D.

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French East India Company, Portuguese East India Company, and Dutch East India Company were the European companies that came to India. The arrival of Albuquerque established Goa as the centre of Portuguese influence and commerce in India. The Portuguese empire remained powerful until the midpoint of the sixteenth century. The emergence of the English East India Company in 1600 prompted the Dutch to consolidate their small commercial organisations. In 1602 the United East India Company was founded. The French were one of the earliest European nations to desire commercial ties with the countries of the East.

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