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Correct Answer: Option (B) — 2 and 3 only
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Standard Reference Verified- Statement 1 is incorrect: The Gajapati dynasty ruled parts of coastal Odisha and Andhra Pradesh until the mid-16th century (ended around the 1540s), while the Dutch East India Company was formed in 1602 and established its earliest eastern factories (such as Masulipatnam in 1605) under grants from the Golconda Sultanate.
- Statement 2 is correct: Alfonso de Albuquerque captured Goa from the Sultan of Bijapur (Ismail Adil Shah) in 1510.
- Statement 3 is correct: In 1639, Francis Day obtained a grant/lease of land at Madraspatnam from Damarla Venkatadri Nayaka, a local chieftain and representative of the Vijayanagara Empire (under Peda Venkata Raya).
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