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Who were the first European to set up sea trade centres in India?
Options:
A .  The Dutch
B .  The French
C .  The Portuguese
D .  The English
Answer: Option C
Answer: (c)
The Portuguese were the first Europeans to set up Sea trade centers in India. The first successful voyage to India was by Vasco da Gama in 1498, when he arrived in Calicut, now in Kerala.
The colonial era in India began in 1502, when the Portuguese Empire established the first European trading center at Kollam, Kerala.

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