16. The French East India Company also had a settlement named Karikal in India. In which present-day Indian state is it located?
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Kerala
c) Andhra Pradesh
d) Karnataka
17. The French East India Company faced initial resistance from the Portuguese in India. In which city did the French establish their first factory in 1668?
a) Goa
b) Surat
c) Calicut (Kozhikode)
d) Chandernagore
18. Which French governor transformed Chandernagore into a major French settlement and strengthened the French East India Company’s presence in Bengal?
a) François Martin
b) Bertrand-François Mahé de La Bourdonnais
c) Joseph François Dupleix
d) Charles Godeheu
19. The French East India Company faced a significant challenge from the British in India. In 1757, which British commander decisively defeated the French and their Indian allies at the Battle of Plassey?
a) Robert Clive
b) Sir Eyre Coote
c) Robert Bourgeois de La Richardière
d) Admiral Edward Boscawen
20. The French East India Company faced resistance from the British and their Indian allies, leading to the fall of which major French settlement in India in 1761?
a) Pondicherry
b) Mahe
c) Chandernagore
d) Karikal
