Rani Abbakka Chowta's struggle was against which foreign power?

Portuguese

The direct answer is C, the Portuguese. Rani Abbakka Chowta was the queen of Ullal on the Karnataka coast and is remembered for resisting Portuguese attempts to control the coastal trade and collect tribute. Her struggle belongs to the period of European expansion in India, before British power became dominant in most of the subcontinent. Option A, the British, is wrong because Abbakka’s famous resistance was directed against the Portuguese, not the later British colonial state. Option B, the French, is wrong because there is no standard historical association between Rani Abbakka’s main struggle and French power. Option C is correct: she repeatedly opposed Portuguese attacks and influence from coastal Karnataka. Option D, the Dutch, is also wrong; although the Dutch were another European trading power, they were not the foreign power for which Abbakka is chiefly known as a resister. Her importance is also linked with early coastal resistance and the role of a woman ruler. Memory cue: “Abbakka of Ullal resisted Portugal.”

This is a Class 10 General Knowledge question. Chapter: Indian History. Topic: Famous Indian Rulers.