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When was the first Commissioner of Police was appointed in Calcutta?

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1854
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1856
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1858
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1860
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The correct option is A 1856
In 1856 S. Wauchope, who was then the chief magistrate of Calcutta, was appointed as the first commissioner of Calcutta.

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