खालील विधाने विचारात घ्या.
(a) इ.स. 1608 मध्ये कॅप्टन विल्यम हॉकिन्स सुरतला आला.
(b) त्याने जहांगीरकडून सुरत येथे वखार उभारण्यासाठी परवानगी मिळविली.

The correct answer is Option B ((b) is not correct).

Key Points:
• Early British Missions to the Mughal Court:
• Statement (a) is TRUE: Captain William Hawkins arrived at the port of Surat in August 1608 aboard the ship 'Hector' carrying a personal letter from King James I of England to Mughal Emperor Jahangir.
• Statement (b) is FALSE (Not Correct): Although Hawkins went to Agra in April 1609, became a Mansabdar (400 zat), and spent years at Jahangir's court, he FAILED to obtain permission to establish a permanent factory at Surat due to intense Portuguese intrigues and local Mughal opposition. He left the court in 1611 without imperial farman.
• It was Sir Thomas Roe (who arrived in 1615) who successfully negotiated and secured the imperial Farman from Jahangir to establish English trading factories across Mughal territories, including Surat.
• Key Takeaway: Hawkins arrived at Surat in 1608 but failed to get permission from Jahangir; hence statement (b) is incorrect.