Consider the following statements about the Portuguese impact on India:
1. They introduced the cultivation of tobacco, potato, and cashew in India.
2. They established the first printing press in India at Goa in 1556.
3. The Goa Inquisition was established by them to enforce Catholic orthodoxy and punish heresy.
Which of the statements given above are correct?

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All statements are correct. The Portuguese brought several New World crops to India. They also brought the first printing press in 1556 to print religious texts. The infamous Goa Inquisition was set up in 1560 to strictly enforce Catholic practices among new converts and punish those accused of secretly practicing their former faiths.

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