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History GK · Q208

British Rule In India

Competitive Exams · History GK · question 208

Q208

The correct Chronological order in which the British established their trading centre in the places mentioned below is

A.
Calcutta, Bombay, Madras, Surat
B.
Bombay, Madras, Surat, Calcutta
C.
Surat, Madras, Bombay, Calcutta
Answer
D.
Surat, Madras, Calcutta, Bombay

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
1613-14: British East India Company set up trading post at Surat
1639: The local king of Madras granted the Company a lease
1662: King Charles II of England was given Bombay as dowry after marrying the Portuguese princess and
1667: The English obtained the royal farm to trade in Bengal from the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb. The three small villages in the east of India called Sutanati, Gobindapore and Kalikata were renamed Calcutta in 1690.