alleryBombay island came to England as a dowry in whose marriage to Charles II?
AElizabeth of York
BMary of Modena
CAnne of Cleves
DCatherine of Braganza
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Catherine of Braganza
1. Bombay was a former Portuguese outpost.
2. It was gifted to England as dowry in the marriage of Catherine of Braganza to Charles II.
3. The Company then leased it in 1668; the other queens named have no link with Bombay.
_Source: Wikipedia, Company rule in India, Expansion and territory_
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