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Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of setting up of English factories in India?

  1. Madras - Sutanuti - Surat – Hugli

  2. Madras - Surat - Sutanuti – Hugli

  3. Surat - Hugli - Madras – Sutanuti

  4. Surat - Madras - Hugli - Sutanuti
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Explanation

The English established their factories in this chronological order: Surat (1612), Madras (1639), Hugli (1651 for factory, though Fort William established later), and Sutanuti (which became part of Calcutta, established 1690 along with Kalikata and Gobindapur). This sequence represents the early expansion of English trade settlements in India.

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