Which of the following statements about the penetration of English into Bengal is/are correct? 1. Job Chamock arrived in Sutanati in August 1690 and laid the foundation of Calcutta which later became the heart of the British Indian Empire. 2. The French E

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Q: 81 (CDS-II/2014)

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

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History

question_exam: 

CDS-II

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0,28,30,28,6,23,1

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{'calcutta': [3, 0, 1, 4], 'bengal': [2, 0, 1, 2], 'british indian empire': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'english': [1, 0, 0, 0], 'french east india company': [1, 0, 1, 1], 'penetration': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'fort william': [1, 0, 0, 1]}

Option 1 states that Job Chamock arrived in Sutanati in August 1690 and laid the foundation of Calcutta which later became the heart of the British Indian Empire. This statement is correct. Job Chamock was an employee of the English East India Company, and his arrival marked the beginning of English settlements and influence in Bengal.

Option 2 states that the French East India Company built a fort near Fort William in Calcutta. This statement is incorrect. The French East India Company did establish a presence in Bengal, but they built their own fort called Fort Orleans (also known as Chandernagore) and not near Fort William.

Therefore, the correct statement is Option 1, which means only statement 1 is correct.

In conclusion, Job Chamock`s arrival in Sutanati in 1690 laid the foundation for Calcutta, and the statement about the French East India Company building a fort near Fort William is incorrect.