Match List-I with List-II

List-I	List-II
European trading companies established bases in India	Year and place
(A) Portuguese	(I) Madras in 1639
(B) Dutch	(II) Panaji in 1510
(C) French	(III) Masulipatnam in 1605
(D) British	(IV) Pondicherry in 1673

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Option 1: Portuguese with Madras (1639), Dutch with Masulipatnam (1605), French with Panaji (1510), British with Pondicherry (1673) -> Incorrect matching of Portuguese and British bases.

Option 2: Portuguese with Madras (1639), Dutch with Masulipatnam (1605), French with Pondicherry (1673), British with Panaji (1510) -> Incorrect matching of Portuguese and British bases.

Option 3: Portuguese with Panaji (1510), Dutch with Masulipatnam (1605), French with Pondicherry (1673), British with Madras (1639) -> Correct historical matching.

Option 4: Portuguese with Madras (1639), Dutch with Pondicherry (1673), French with Panaji (1510), British with Masulipatnam (1605) -> Completely incorrect matching.

Hence, Option 3: (A) - (II), (B) - (III), (C) - (IV), (D) - (I) -> The Portuguese captured Panaji (Goa) in 1510, the Dutch established their first factory at Masulipatnam in 1605, the French set up Pondicherry in 1673, and the British founded Fort St. George in Madras in 1639. This accurately reflects the chronological order of European colonization in India, with the Portuguese arriving first -> correct