Correct option is B
The correct answer is: (B) Portugal
Explanation:
Bombay (now Mumbai) was given as a dowry to the English King Charles II when he married Catherine of Braganza, the princess of Portugal, in 1661.
Information Booster:
The marriage between Charles II of England and Catherine of Braganza was part of a political alliance between England and Portugal.
As part of the dowry, the Portuguese royal family ceded the port city of Bombay to England, which later became a major British colonial center in India.
The transfer of Bombay to the British paved the way for British influence in India, leading to the establishment of the British East India Company.
