Q. Which of the following statements about the British in Bengal are incorrect?

1. The British purchased the three villages of Sutanati, Kalikata and Govindpur in 1698 from the governor of Bengal.
2. They fortified their factory at Sutanati in 1699 with the permission of the Mughal governor of Bengal.
3. The fortified factory at Sutanati was named Fort William in 1700.
4. All the English settlements in Bengal were placed under the separate control of a president and council of Fort William in 1700.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Answer: 1 and 2
Notes: In 1698, East India Co. bought three villages (Sutanuti, Kolkata, Gobindapur ) from local landlord Sabarna Chowdhury. On August 24, 1686, Job Charnock, who was believed to be the founder of Calcutta first came to the village of Sutanuti as a representative of the British East India Company to establish a factory. Charnock had previously had disputes with officials of the Mughal Empire at the river port of Hugli (Hooghly) and had been obliged to leave, after which he attempted unsuccessfully to establish himself at other places down the river. When the Mughal officials, not wishing to lose what they had gained from the English company's commerce, permitted Charnock to return once more, he chose Calcutta as the seat of his operations.

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