Which of the following statements about the penetration of English into Bengal is/are correct?
1Job Charnock arrived in Sutanati in August 1690 and laid the foundation of Calcutta which later became the heart of the British Indian Empire.
2The French East India Company built a fort near the Fort William in Calcutta.
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Question

Which of the following statements about the penetration of English into Bengal is/are correct?

1Job Charnock arrived in Sutanati in August 1690 and laid the foundation of Calcutta which later became the heart of the British Indian Empire.
2The French East India Company built a fort near the Fort William in Calcutta.

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Accepted Answer

Option A: 1 only