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Correct Answer: Option (C) — French
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Standard Reference VerifiedThe chronological arrival sequence of European trading companies in India is:
- Portuguese (1498 - Vasco da Gama)
- Dutch (1602/1605)
- English (1600/1608)
- French (Compagnie des Indes Orientales founded in 1664; first factory at Surat in 1668). Thus, the French were the last among these powers to arrive in pre-independence India.
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