In the first quarter of seventeenth century, in which of the following was/were the factory/factories of the English East India Company located? 1. Broach 2. Chicacole 3. Trichinopoly Select the correct answer using the code given below.

By 1623, the English East India Company had established factories at Surat, Broach (Bharuch), Ahmedabad, Agra, and Masulipatnam, making option 1 correct. Chicacole and Trichinopoly are incorrect as the British established a presence in these regions much later, during the mid-18th century expansion into the Northern Circars and the Carnatic region. The core concept tested is the chronological and geographical timeline of early British commercial settlements in India during the first quarter of the 17th century.