alleryWhich Indian town was a centre of saltpeter refining used by the Dutch, French, Portuguese and English?
AChhapra
BCalicut
CCochin
DDiu
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Chhapra
1. Saltpeter was a key ingredient of gunpowder.
2. Europeans used Chhapra as a centre of refining it.
3. Calicut and Diu are noted for bronze guns, and Cochin for gold coins.
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