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Modern Indian History UPPSC 2004 GS-I
Question

Among the following factories in Bengal, the one established by the Portuguese was:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option C: Hooghly

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Hooghly”.
The Portuguese established a factory in Hooghly in Bengal in 1579–80, after Mughal Emperor Akbar granted them permission to establish a city in the province. The settlement became the first European settlement in Bengal.

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