Multiple choice

Which of the following was not one of the regions, in which the English first set up trading posts?

  1. Gujarat

  2. Bengal

  3. Goa

  4. Coromondel coasts

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C Correct answer
Explanation

The English East India Company established early trading posts in Surat (Gujarat), Bengal, and along the Coromandel Coast (like Masulipatnam and Madras). Goa was a major Portuguese stronghold and not an early English trading post.