The following European Powers entered into Indian trade at one time or the other:

1. The English
2. The Dutch
3. The French
4. The Portuguese

Select the correct chronological order of their entry from the code given below:
Code:

A) 1,2,3,4

B) 4,1,3,2

C) 4,2,1,3

D) 2,3,4,1

This MCQ is part of the UP PSC Previous Year Questions (PYQs) series, focusing on UPPSC Prelims 1997 (GS Paper I)