Which of the following places was the administrative centre of the British in India?

Bombay

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Calcutta

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Madras

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Poona

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Solution

The correct option is B Calcutta
The administrative centre of the British was in Calcutta which is present-day Kolkata, in the state of West Bengal. Earlier, it was in Bengal province, which included modern-day West Bengal, Bihar and Odisha. With about 85 million population, it was a vast territory and extended from Bihar in the west to parts of Assam in the east.

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