Which one of the following is the correct statement?
- (a)The modern Kochi was a Dutch colony till India’s independence.
- (b)The Dutch defeated the Portuguese and built Fort Williams in the modern Kochi.
- (c)The modern Kochi was first a Dutch colony before the Portuguese took over from them.
- (d)The modern Kochi never became a part of the British colony.
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Official answer(b) The Dutch defeated the Portuguese and built Fort Williams in the modern Kochi.