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The Charter for the establishment of the East India Company was granted by _________.

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Queen Elizabeth I
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Queen Anbolin
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Queen Mary
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Queen Victoria
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The correct option is B Queen Elizabeth I
The East India Company was granted the Royal Charter on 31 December, 1600 by Queen Elizabeth I. As a consequence of this Charter the British East India Company set up trading establishments on the east and west coasts of India and in Bengal. The Company’s ships first arrived in India, at the port of Surat, in 1608.

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