1. Calcutta, Bombay, Madras, Surat
  2. Bombay, Madras, Surat, Calcutta
  3. Surat, Madras, Bombay, Calcutta
  4. Surat, Madras, Calcutta, Bombay
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Answer: Option 3

1613-14: British East India Company set up trading post at Surat 1639: The local king of Madras granted the Company a lease 1662: King Charles II of England was given Bombay as dowry after marrying the Portuguese princess and 1667: The English obtained the royal farm to trade in Bengal from the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb. The three small villages in the east of India called Sutanati, Gobindapore and Kalikata were renamed Calcutta in 1690.

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