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Which Indian cities were the first trading posts for this company?

  1. Delhi and Bombay

  2. Calcutta and Delhi

  3. Madras and Calcutta

  4. Madras and Bangalore
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Explanation

The East India Company established its first major trading posts at Madras (1639) and Calcutta (1690). Madras (Chennai) was the company's first settlement in southern India, while Calcutta (Kolkata) became their headquarters in Bengal. Bombay (Mumbai) came under British control later (1661) as part of Catherine of Braganza's dowry, and Delhi was never an East India Company trading post.

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