HISTORY
MISCELLENOUS QUESTIONS
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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The British
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The Portuguese
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The French
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The Danish
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Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is The Portuguese. Hooghly was used as a base for piracy in the Bay of Bengal by the Portuguese. Hooghly is one of the main economically growing districts in West Bengal. Hooghly is in a good position both in industry and agriculture.
Detailed explanation-2: -Hooghly is one of the most economically developed districts in West Bengal. It is the main jute cultivation, jute industry, and jute trade hub in the state. The jute mills are along the banks of the river Hooghly in Tribeni, Bhadreswar, Champdani and Sreerampur.
Detailed explanation-3: -This district with its Headquarters located at Chinsurah town is within the Burdwan Division of the State of West Bengal. So far history goes, the name “Hooghly” is derived probably from the ‘HOGLA’, a tall reed, which grows in abundance on the riverbanks and in the marshy low lands below them.