Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Modern India: Colonial cities

Question:

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

Options:

Fort Aguada

Fort William

Fort St George

None of the above

Correct Answer:

Fort William

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 2 - Fort William

Option 1- Fort Aguada: Goa
Option 2- Fort William: Calcutta
Option 3- Fort St George: Madras
Option 4- None of the above

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.