Question

What do you mean by ‘Gomastha’?

Options

• An officer of the Company who acted as a go-between the Company and Indian traders.

• An officer of the East India Company who looked after the textile trade.

• A paid servant of the Company who supervised weavers collected supplies and examined the quality of the cloth.

• None of these

Answer 1

A paid servant of the Company who supervised weavers collected supplies and examined the quality of the cloth.

Explanation:

First: the Company tried to eliminate the existing traders and later they appoint a paid servant called the gomastha to supervise weavers, collect supplies, and examine the quality of cloth.