The Danish East India Company established their first settlement in India at which place in 1620?
A. Goa
B. Calicut
C. Serampore
D. Tranquebar
Answer: Option D
Solution (By JKExamLibrary)
The Danish East India Company founded a settlement at Tranquebar (Tharangambadi) in Tamil Nadu in 1620. They also later established Serampore in Bengal.
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Sree Narayana Guru installed a Shiva idol at Aravippuram in 1888, asserting that installation of idols was not the monopoly of upper-caste Brahmins.
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