In the year 1613, where was the English East India Company given permission to set up a factory (trading post)? [2006] - PMF IAS

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In the year 1613, where was the English East India Company given permission to set up a factory (trading post)?

Bangalore
Madras
Masulipattam
Surat

Explanation

Option (d) is correct

In 1613, the English East India Company obtained permission from the Mughal authorities to establish its factory in India at Surat, on the western coast.

Answer: (d) Surat