In the first quarter of seventeenth century, in which of the following was/were the factory/factories of the English East India Company located?<br/>1. Broach<br/>2. Chicacole<br/>3. Trichinopoly<br/><br/>Select the correct answer using the code given below.

1. Broach — Correct. Broach (Bharuch) in Gujarat had an English East India Company factory in the early 17th century, linked to the Surat trade network.
2. Chicacole — Incorrect. Chicacole (in the Andhra coast region) is not counted among the English Company’s factories in the first quarter of the 17th century.
3. Trichinopoly — Incorrect. Trichinopoly was not an English East India Company factory centre in that early period; the Company’s main southern footholds then were places like Masulipatnam and later Madras.

Hence, only 1 is correct.