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Question
When did the East India Company settle in Madras?
Options
1639
1661
1690
1699
MCQ
Solution
1639
Explanation:
The British East India Company arrived in southern India in 1611, but relocated to the Madras area in 1639 to be closer to the established textile weavers' communities.
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