Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Modern India: Colonial cities

Question:

Where was Fort St. George located?

Options:

Calcutta

Bombay

Madras

Hyderabad

Correct Answer:

Madras

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (3) → Madras

Fort St. George is located in Madras.

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.