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Q: Chandanagar was established as a French colony in 1673, obtaining permission from ––– the then Nawab of Bengal, to establish a trading post on the right bank of the river Hooghly.
  • A. Ibrahim khan
  • B. Mansur Ali khan
  • C. Mir zafar
  • D. Murshid Quli khan
Correct Answer: Option A - Chandannagar was established as a French colony in 1673 obtaining permission from Ibrahim khan, the then Nawab of Bengal, to establish a trading post on the right bank of the river Hooghly. It became a permanent French settlement in 1688. In 1730 Joseph Francois Dupleix was appointed governor of the city.
A. Chandannagar was established as a French colony in 1673 obtaining permission from Ibrahim khan, the then Nawab of Bengal, to establish a trading post on the right bank of the river Hooghly. It became a permanent French settlement in 1688. In 1730 Joseph Francois Dupleix was appointed governor of the city.

Explanations:

Chandannagar was established as a French colony in 1673 obtaining permission from Ibrahim khan, the then Nawab of Bengal, to establish a trading post on the right bank of the river Hooghly. It became a permanent French settlement in 1688. In 1730 Joseph Francois Dupleix was appointed governor of the city.