UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2021

In the first quarter of seventeenth century, in which of the following was/were the factory/factories of the English East India Company located? 1. Broach 2. Chicacole 3. Trichinopoly Select the correct answer using the code given below.

  1. 1 only
  2. 1 and 2
  3. 3 only
  4. 2 and 3

Answer

Correct Answer

1 only

Explanation

In the early 17th century the English Company established factories at places such as Surat (1613), Broach (Bharuch), Ahmedabad and Agra in the west and north, and Masulipatnam and Armagon on the east coast. Chicacole and Trichinopoly were not among its early factory sites.

Topics: english east india company factories (early 17th century), european trading companies, history, modern history