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In the year 1613, where was the English East India Company given permission to set up a factory(trading post)?

  1. Bangalore

  2. Madras

  3. Masulipattam

  4. Surat
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D Correct answer
Explanation

In 1613, the Mughal Emperor Jahangir issued a farman permitting the English East India Company to establish their first permanent factory at Surat, following Thomas Best's naval victory over the Portuguese.

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