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Madras, Bombay and Calcutta were the anglicised names of _________________ where the British first set up trading posts.
Question

Madras, Bombay and Calcutta were the anglicised names of _________________ where the British first set up trading posts.

A.

Cities

B.

Villages

C.

Towns

D.

Capitals

Correct option is A

Madras (now Chennai), Bombay (now Mumbai), and Calcutta (now Kolkata) were originally small villages that grew into major cities after the British established trading posts there.