Q449
The English established their first factory in Bengal in 1651 at __________
A.
Hugli
AnswerB.
Kassimbazar
C.
Patna
D.
Calcutta
Answer: Option A
Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
Hooghly(Hugli) was also the first English settlement (1651) in Lower Bengal; it was abandoned in 1690 for Calcutta (now Kolkata). Chinsurah was an important 17th-century settlement of the Dutch, who built a factory (trading station) there in 1656.