Question

the paid servant of the East India company were1. Seth 2.Mamlatdar3.Gomastha4.Lambardar

Answer 1

The paid servants of the East India Company were - option 3- Gomastha.

Gomasthas are the Indian agents who were employed by the British East India Company to sign bonds and to deliver goods to the company. The gomasthas fixed the prices of the goods which were exported to America and Europe.

A gomastha is described as paid manager of the private trader who hardly had any share in the profit and loss of the employer’s business.

Answer 2

East India Company, also called English East India Company, English company formed for the exploitation of trade with East and Southeast Asia and India, incorporated by royal charter on December 31, 1600. Starting as a monopolistic trading body, the company became involved in politics and acted as an agent of British imperialism in India from the early 18th century to the mid-19th century

The paid servant of the East India company were
1. Seth 
2.Mamlatdar
3.Gomastha
4.Lambardar