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Who was the founder of Madras ?

  • A.Francis Day
  • B.Lord Dalhousie
  • C.Sir John Child
  • D.Robert Clive

Answer: A

It was Francis Day.

He obtained the strip of coast from the Nayak of Chandragiri in 1639 and built Fort St George there, around which Madras grew - the first English fortified settlement in India.

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