Consider the following pairs:

Surat First English factory in India

Madras First piece of territory acquired by the English in India

Bombay First capital of British India

How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?

Question

Surat: It was indeed the first English factory established in India, making this pair correct.
Madras: This is correctly matched as it was the first piece of territory acquired by the English in India, thus this pair is also correct.
Bombay: While it became the capital of British India later on, it was not the first capital; the first capital was Calcutta. Therefore, this pair is incorrect.

Thus, only two pairs are correct.

GKToday Admin · Accepted Answer

Only two pairs

Surat: It was indeed the first English factory established in India, making this pair correct.
Madras: This is correctly matched as it was the first piece of territory acquired by the English in India, thus this pair is also correct.
Bombay: While it became the capital of British India later on, it was not the first capital; the first capital was Calcutta. Therefore, this pair is incorrect.

Thus, only two pairs are correct.

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Surat	First English factory in India
Madras	First piece of territory acquired by the English in India
Bombay	First capital of British India