Q. In which year East India Company set its foot in Bengal?
Answer: 1633
Notes: The East India Company set its foot in Bengal in 1633 when a factory was established at Hariharpur on the Mahanadi delta. On 2 February, the English obtained a farman from Emperor shahjahan permitting them to pursue trade and commerce in Bengal.

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