SSC MTS EXAM

Detailed explanation-1: -The headquarters of East India Company were located at Fort William in Bengal. Fort William is a fort built in Calcutta (presently Kolkata) on the eastern banks of the River Hooghly, the major distributary of the River Ganges, during the early years of the Bengal Presidency of British India.

Detailed explanation-2: -Fort William is a fort in Hastings, Calcutta (Kolkata). It was built during the early years of the British occupation of Bengal. It sits on the eastern banks of the River Hooghly, the major distributary of the River Ganges.

Detailed explanation-3: -Fort William was built in 1696 by the East India Company by John Goldsborough at Calcutta.

Detailed explanation-4: -Q.7: what is ‘Fort William’? Ans: ‘Front William’is a fort built in Calcutta in honour of William III, the king of England. The old name of Fort William was Calcutta trade centre.