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WBCS Preliminary Examination 2016 — General Studies · Question 60 of 200

Q60
Indian National MovementBritish Policy, Acts & Constitutional Reforms
The English set up their first factory on Indian soil in 1621 at
  1. a.Goa.
  2. b.Surat.
  3. c.Calicut.
  4. d.Madras.

Answer: (B) Surat.

The English East India Company established its first factory (trading post) in India at Surat in 1608, with the first permanent factory set up in 1613. The source key gives (B) Surat and year 1621 (for permanent establishment). Goa was Portuguese; Calicut was Zamorin's territory.

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