HISTORY
THE FIRST ONE
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Question
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Where did Britishers establish their first trade centre?
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Calcutta
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Karnatak
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Surat
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Bombay
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Surat in Gujarat was the first trade centre of the British East India Company in India.
Detailed explanation-2: -Surat thereafter became the emporium of India, exporting cloth and gold. Its major industries were textile manufacture and shipbuilding. The British established their first Indian factory (trading post) at Surat (1612).
Detailed explanation-3: -Detailed Solution. The first Trading Centre which was established by the British was in Surat. In 1611, the British was able to get permission from local Mughal governors to start a factory in Surat. Thereafter, the British build the first Trading Centre in Surat.
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