The Danish East India Company established their first settlement in India at which place in 1620?
A. Serampore
B. Tranquebar
C. Goa
D. Calicut
Answer: Option B
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
The Danish East India Company founded a settlement at Tranquebar (Tharangambadi) in Tamil Nadu in 1620. They also later established Serampore in Bengal.
Explanation:
Mahadev Govind Ranade and Vishnushastri Pandit actively promoted widow remarriage and founded the Widow Remarriage Association in the 1860s. Ranade himself married a widow.
Explanation:
In 1696, the British obtained permission from the Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shah to fortify their settlement at Calcutta. This led to the construction of Fort William.
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