In the first quarter of seventeenth century, in which of the following was/were the factory/factories of the English East India Company located?1.Broach2.Chicacole3.TrichinopolySelect the correct answer using the code given below

1. A

   1 only

   1 only. Broach (Bharuch) had an early EIC factory. Chicacole and Trichinopoly were not first-quarter-17th-century EIC factories.

2. B

   1 and 2

   1 and 2. Chicacole (Srikakulam) is later/other European.

3. C

   3 only

   3 only. Trichinopoly is inland later Carnatic.

4. D

   2 and 3

   2 and 3. Both miss the date and the map.

Summary. Official key is (a) 1 only. In the first quarter of the seventeenth century the English East India Company was on the west-coast factories (Surat, Broach). Chicacole and Trichinopoly are not that list.