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Who shifted the company's treasury from Murshidabad to Calcutta?

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Robert Clive

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Lord Curzon

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Warren Hastings

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Lord Dalhousie

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The correct option is C Warren Hastings
According to the regulating act, 1773 Warren Hastings the then Governor of Bengal was appointed as Governor General of Bengal. He abolished Duel Government. He made Calcutta as his capital and shifted treasury of the company from Murshidabad to Calcutta.

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