With reference to Indian history, consider the following statements

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With reference to Indian history, consider the following statements :
1. The Dutch established their factories/warehouses on the east coast on lands granted to them by Gajapati rulers.
2. Alfonso de Albuquerque captured Goa from the Bijapur Sultanate.
3. The English East India Company established a factory at Madras on a plot of land leased from a representative of the Vijayanagara empire.
Which of the statements given above are correct ?

(a)

1 and 2 only

(b)

2 and 3 only

(c)

1 and 3 only

(d)

1, 2 and 3

Explanation

Statement 1 is wrong: First factory established by Dutch was in Masulipatnam in 1605, whereas Gajapati rule lasted till middle of 16th century. Statement 2 is correct: Albuquerque captured Goa from Sultan of Bijapur in 1510. Statement 3 is correct. The rulers of Vijayanagara appointed chieftains called Nayaks to rule independently in their areas. One such Nayak gave land to British for setting up a factory.