C. Developed into an important Company trading centre and port
8.
The East India Company established its settlement in Bengal, which grew into the city of Calcutta, largely through the efforts of the Company official:
Madras, Bombay, and Calcutta, the three principal urban centres developed by the East India Company, are often collectively referred to (along with their surrounding administrative regions) as the:
A.
Company Cantonments
B.
Three Provinces
C.
Trading colonies (a general term, though 'Presidency' is the specific historical term)
The English East India Company faced significant competition from other European trading companies operating in India, most notably the Portuguese, the Dutch, and the:
A.
German East India Company (not a major rival power in India)
B.
Spanish East India Company (not a major rival power in India)
C.
Russian East India Company (not a major rival power in India)
The prolonged rivalry between the English and French East India Companies in South India, intertwined with local succession disputes, resulted in a series of conflicts known as the:
