UPSC PYQPrelims 2021

Civil Services Examination · Question 33

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
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Answer: (A) 1 only

Explanation

The English set up factories at Surat, Ahmedabad, Burhanpur, Agra and Broach in the early 17th century. Chicacole and Trichinopoly were not among them in that period.