alleryStart learning →In early Company trade, a 'factory' principally meant what?
AA land-revenue district
BA commercial trading post
CA mechanised cotton mill
DA military training school
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. A commercial trading post
A Company factory was a trading post for organising purchases, storage and sales.
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