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Which one of the following places on the Western Coast of India had an English factory?
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Tellicherry
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Calicut
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Cochin
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Cannanore
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Kannur is on the Malabar (west) coast, north of Tellicherry and south of Mangalore. It was the British military headquarters on the west coast until 1887.
Detailed explanation-2: -The correct answer is Surat. In 1608, the British East India Company decided to open a factory at Surat.
Detailed explanation-3: -By January 1613, the first East India Company factory had come up at Surat.
Detailed explanation-4: -The first English factory in India was set up on the banks of the river Hugli in the year 1651.
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