2006 General Studies, all questions

UPSC Prelims 2006 · General Studies

Question 133: History and Culture

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

aBangalore
bMadras
cMasulipatnam
dSurat

AnswerThe answer is (d).

In 1613 the Mughal emperor Jahangir granted the English East India Company a farman permitting a factory (trading post) at Surat, after the Company's naval success against the Portuguese off Surat in 1612. Masulipatnam (1611) was earlier, and Madras was founded in 1639. Bangalore was never a Company factory.

Why each option is right or wrong
  • (a) Bangalore was not a Company factory.
  • (b) Madras came in 1639.
  • (c) Masulipatnam was an earlier factory (1611).
  • (d) Correct: Surat in 1613.

Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.

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Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2006, General Studies. UPSC's own paper isn't online; the words are from a published compilation. The paper on upsc.gov.in.