Q.

Name the important French possession in India.

A. Goa
B. Pondicherry
C. Daman
D. Cochin
Answer» B. Pondicherry
Explanation: Pondicherry is a Union Territory of India formed out of four enclaves of former French India and named for the largest, Pondicherry. The French East India Company set up a trading centre at Pondicherry in 1674. This outpost eventually became the chief French settlement in India.
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