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Q: In which city of India did the East India Company set up their first trading center?
  • A. Ahmedabad
  • B. Mumbai
  • C. Delhi
  • D. Surat
Correct Answer: Option D - On 31 December 1600 AD at the Surat Port in India was the first trade centre of the English established. The British landed on the Indian subcontinent at the port of Surat on August 24, 1608 AD for the purpose of trade, but in 1615 British got royal order (i.e. Farman) to establish a factory at Surat under the leadership of Sir Thomas Roe (Ambassador of James I). Following this, the East India Company also got similar permission from the Vijaynagara Empire to set up their second factory at Masulipatnam.
D. On 31 December 1600 AD at the Surat Port in India was the first trade centre of the English established. The British landed on the Indian subcontinent at the port of Surat on August 24, 1608 AD for the purpose of trade, but in 1615 British got royal order (i.e. Farman) to establish a factory at Surat under the leadership of Sir Thomas Roe (Ambassador of James I). Following this, the East India Company also got similar permission from the Vijaynagara Empire to set up their second factory at Masulipatnam.

Explanations:

On 31 December 1600 AD at the Surat Port in India was the first trade centre of the English established. The British landed on the Indian subcontinent at the port of Surat on August 24, 1608 AD for the purpose of trade, but in 1615 British got royal order (i.e. Farman) to establish a factory at Surat under the leadership of Sir Thomas Roe (Ambassador of James I). Following this, the East India Company also got similar permission from the Vijaynagara Empire to set up their second factory at Masulipatnam.