(b) Bombay and Calcutta
(c) Madras and Calcutta
(d) Calcutta and Madras
At which of the following places on the west coast did the English have their
factories?
(i) Ahmadabad
(ii) Salsette
(iii) Baroda
(iv) Broach
(v) Bassein
Select the answer from the codes below:
(a) i, ii and iii
(b) i, ii and iv
(c) i, iii and iv
(d) ii, iii and v
Which of the following statements about the activities of the British on the
west coast are true?
(i) Till 1687 all the English factories on the west coast were under the control
of the president and council of their factory at Surat.
(ii) In 1670 the Company purchased Bombay from Charles II for a nominal
amount of a hundred pounds only.
(iii) In 1687 Bombay replaced Surat as the head-quarters of the Company on
the west coast.
(iv) In 1688 the English under Sir John Child captured many Mughal ships
off the west coast and disrupted the traffic of haj pilgrims.
Choose the answer from the codes below:
(a) i, ii and iii
(b) i, iii and iv
(c) ii, iii and iv
(d) i, ii and iv
Which of the following statements about Madras are correct?
(i) In 1640 the British obtained the site of Madras from the Raja of
Valikondapuram.
(ii) The British built a fortified factory, viz. Fort St George, at Madras.