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The first Municipal Corporation was set up during the British era in the former Presidency Town of _______ in 1688?

ACalcutta

BMadras

CBombay

DNagpur

Answer:

B. Madras

Read Explanation:

  • The first Municipal Corporation was set up in Madras in 1688.

  • This was established under a Royal Charter issued by King James II of England on December 30, 1687.

  • The Madras Municipal Corporation is the oldest municipal body in the Commonwealth of Nations outside of Great Britain and the second oldest in the world after the City of London.

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