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Job Charnock - the founder of kolkata - landed at which village?

  1. Kalikata

  2. Sutanuti

  3. Gobindapur

  4. Chitpur
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Explanation

Job Charnock, an administrator with the East India Company, landed at Sutanuti village on August 24, 1690, which is considered the founding date of Kolkata. Sutanuti was one of three villages (along with Kalikata and Gobindapur) that merged to form the city. Charnock established a factory and trading post there, which grew into the major city of Kolkata. Kalikata and Gobindapur were the other two villages, while Chitpur is a separate area in north Kolkata.

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