Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Medieval History

Consider the following table:<br/><br/>| Individual | Year | Activity |<br/>|---|---:|---|<br/>| William Hawkins | 1609 | Secured permission to establish an English factory at Surat |<br/>| Thomas Best | 1612 | Defeated the Portuguese in the sea off Surat |<br/>| Thomas Roe | 1615 | Arrived as ambassador and later secured permission for factories at Agra, Ahmedabad and Broach |<br/>| Francis Day | 1639 | Obtained permission to build a fortified factory at Madras |<br/><br/>How many rows are correctly matched in all respects?

  1. Only one
  2. Only two
  3. Only three
  4. All four
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