First English factory in Surat — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2009 (Jahangir)

With whose permission did the English set up their first factory in Surat?

1. Akbar
2. Jahangir
3. Shahjahan
4. Aurangzeb

Explanation

Option (b) is correct

• The English East India Company established its first factory at Surat in 1613. This was done during the reign of Mughal Emperor Jahangir.

Answer: (b): Jahangir