QUESTION

Medium

Modern History

Prelims 2021

In the first quarter of the 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

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Explanation

Statement 1 is correct: Broach (Bharuch, Gujarat) was among the early factories of the English East India Company in the first quarter of the 17th century, soon after Surat.

Statement 2 is incorrect: Chicacole was not an English factory during this period; the Company’s early eastern base was at Masulipatnam.

Statement 3 is incorrect: Trichinopoly was not an early trading post; it gained importance only in the 18th century during the Carnatic Wars.

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