Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Modern India: Colonial cities

Question:

Which of the following is correctly matched?

Options:

Fort William: Madras

Fort William: Calcutta

Fort St George: Bombay

Fort St George: Delhi

Correct Answer:

Fort William: Calcutta

Explanation:

The English East India Company built its factories in important port towns like Madras, Calcutta and Bombay and because of competition among the European countries, fortified these settlements for protection. In Madras, Fort St George, in Calcutta Fort William and Mumbai Port marked the areas of British settlement.