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In the 1600s and 1700s Denmark had trading stations in other parts of the world. Where was Tranquebar (Trankebar)?

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Danmark havde i 1600- og 1700-tallet handelsstationer i andre dele af verden. Hvor lå Trankebar?

  1. aIn IndiaI IndienCorrect answer
  2. bIn GreenlandI Grønland
  3. cIn BrazilI Brasilien

Why?

Tranquebar was a Danish trading station on the coast of India from 1620 to 1845. From there, Danish ships brought home pepper, spices and cotton fabrics, among other things.

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Questions from past citizenship tests (danskogproever.dk), reproduced verbatim in Danish with the official answers by permission of the Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI), and our own practice questions on the facts of the study material “Læremateriale til Indfødsretsprøven” and on Danish values. The English translation and the explanations are ours, made with AI help; in the test the questions are asked in Danish. Current-affairs questions and questions whose official answer no longer holds have been left out. We are not affiliated with SIRI.

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