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UPSC History Expansion Company and Bengal Nawabs Question Bank British Establishment and Regional Powers

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    Which of the following statements about the penetration of English into Bengal is/are correct?    [NDA 2014-II]
    1. Job Charnock arrived in Sutanati in August 1690 and laid the foundation of Calcutta which later became the heart of the British Indian Empire.
    2. The French East India Company built a fort near the Fort William in Calcutta.
    Select the correct answer using the code given below:

    A)  1 only

    B)  2 only

    C)  Both 1 and 2

    D)  Neither 1 nor 2

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

     Sutanuti was one of the three villages which were merged to form the city of Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) in India. Job Charnock, an administrator with the British East India Company is traditionally credited with the honour of founding the city. Fort William was established to protect the East India Company's trade in the city of Calcutta, the principal town of the Bengal Presidency. In 1756, with the possibility of conflict with French forces, the British began building up the fort's strengths and defences.


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