Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Modern India: Colonial cities

Question:

Which of the following ports was located in Madras during British rule?

Options:

Fort St George

Fort William

Kandla Fort

None of the above

Correct Answer:

Fort St George

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.