Q172
The first strategically placed factory that the Britishers had fortified was at
A.
Surat
B.
Bombay
C.
Masulipatnam
D.
Madras
AnswerAnswer: Option D
Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
Englishmen’s easy success in trade and in establishing independent and fortified settlements at Madras and at Bombay, and the preoccupation of Aurangzeb with the anti-Maratha campaigns led the English to abandon the role of humble petitioners.