Question

In which year was the first English factory set up on the banks of the river Hooghly?
1. 1651
2. 1621
3. 1649
4. 1664

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : 1651

The Correct Answer is "1651".

• The first English factory was set up on the banks of the river Hugli in Bengal in 1651.
• The East India Company convinced merchants to settle near the factory.
• By 1696, the Company began building a fort around the Hugli settlement.

 

• English East India Company:
  • The East India Company first arrived via sea route at Surat in the year 1608 for the purpose of establishing trade with India.
  • The Battle of Plassey was a decisive victory of the British East India Company over the Nawab of Bengal Siraj-Ud-Daulah and his French allies on 23 June 1757.
  • The battle consolidated the Company's presence in Bengal, which later expanded to cover much of India over the next hundred years.
  • Fort William was built in 1696 by East India Company by John Goldsborough at Calcutta.
  • Sewri Fort was built by Britishers in 1680 in Mumbai.