COLONIALISM AND IMPERIALISM
COLONIALISM AND ITS ANALYSIS
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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river Hugli
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river yamuna
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river ganga
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river bhramaputra
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Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is Hugli. Hugli River (sometimes spelled “Hooghly”) is a Ganges River distributary, one of the many branches of the river that are collectively known as the “Mouths of the Ganges.”
Detailed explanation-2: -The first English factory in India was set up on the banks of the river Hugli in the year 1651.
Detailed explanation-3: -The first English factory was set up on the banks of the river Hugli in Bengal 1651. The East India Company convinced merchants and traders to come and settle near the factory. By 1696, the Company began building a fort around the Hugli settlement.
Detailed explanation-4: -By January 1613, the first East India Company factory had come up at Surat.
Detailed explanation-5: -The first factory of British was established at Hugli in 1651. It was abandoned in 1690 when they shifted to Calcutta.