What made the English transfer their centre of trade from Surat to Bombay?

Q. What made the English transfer their centre of trade from Surat to Bombay?

(a) The extortion by the Mughal officials

(b) The repressive measures taken by Aurangzeb in Surat

(c) The sack of Surat by Sivaji in 1664 and 1670

(d) The growing problem of interlopers in the area

Ans: (d) The growing problem of interlopers in the area