· The Danes formed an East India company and arrived in India in 1616. · The Danish East India Company refers to two separate Danish-Norwegian chartered companies. The first company operated between 1616 and 1650. The second company existed between 1670 and 1729, however, in 1730 it was re-founded as the Asiatic Company · They established settlements at Tranquebar in Tamil Nadu in 1620 and at Serampore in Bengal in 1676. Serampore was their headquarters in India. They were not successful in establishing themselves strongly and therefore, in 19th century they sold all their settlements to the British and went back to their country. Anglo - Danish hostilities due to Napoleanic wars also led to the selling of the Dutch settlements in India.
Arrange the following Islands of Andaman and Nicobar from North to South:
1. Little Andaman
2. Car Nicobar
3. South Andaman
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The standard meridian of India passes through which of the following states?
1. Jammu and Kashmir
2. Madhya Pradesh
3. Chhattisgarh...
Which type of soil is prevalent in western Uttar Pradesh and Punjab due to faulty agricultural practices?
Recently, which of the following States has explored the possibility of constructing an artifi cial inland port to be connected to sea by a long navigat...
Which river in Tamil Nadu empties into the Palk Strait?
Which of the following statements is incorrect with reference to Malda fault?
Shimla, Ranikhet, Lansdowne, Mussoorie are the major hill stationslying in
Bara-lacha la, a mountain pass, is located in which Indian state?
The Tropic of Cancer (23°30' N) passes through which states of India?
In which state Vedanta group will set up a steel plant?
