Question

East india company set up its first factory on the banks of

Answer 1

I think it might be near the banks of river Hugli

Answer 2

Answer:

Surat is the first place where the EIC decided to establish a factory first though it materialized first in Masulipatnam. "The company created trading posts in Surat (where a factory was built in 1612), Madras (1639), Bombay (1668), and Calcutta (1690).