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Question
Fill in the blanks:
__________, ___________ and __________ became the headquarters of the British settlements in the southern, western, and eastern regions, respectively.
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Solution
Madras, Bombay, and Calcutta became the headquarters of the British settlements in the southern, western, and eastern regions, respectively.
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