HISTORY
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Question
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Which one of the following European trading groups first established its factory at Surat?
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The French
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The ‘English
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The Portuguese
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The Dutch
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The French East India Company was founded in 1664. The first French factory was establish at Surat in 1668. This was the place of prime importance to the English.
Detailed explanation-2: -The East India Company (EIC) was an English, and later British, joint-stock company founded in 1600 and dissolved in 1874. It was formed to trade in the Indian Ocean region, initially with the East Indies (the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia), and later with East Asia.
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