Which of the following cities in India were associated with the Danish East India Company?
1. Serampore
2. Surat
3. Masulipatnam

Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

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Which of the following cities in India were associated with the Danish East India Company?
1. Serampore
2. Surat
3. Masulipatnam

Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

ONLiNE UPSC · Accepted Answer

The Danes entered as traders in 1616 but with no ambition to establish an Empire. They managed to secure the Tranquebar port from the Nayak of Tanjore in 1620 and built a fort there. But the overall resources available to them were extremely less, they also established their factories at Masulipatam, Porto Novo and Serampore (1755). However, their success was limited, and ultimately they sold off their factories to the English and finally quit India in 1845. Surat was not associated with the Danish East India Company.

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Which of the following cities in India were associated with the Danish East India Company? 1. Serampore 2. Surat 3. Masulipatnam Select the correct answer using the code given below: (a) 1 only (b) 1 and 3 only (c) 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3