Multiple choice general knowledge history

This Indian city built is credited to Job Charnock and it served as winter capital of British India since 1864.

  1. Kolkata

  2. Patna

  3. Bhubaneswar

  4. Guwahati
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Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) is credited to Job Charnock who founded the city in 1690. It served as the capital of British India until 1911 and was specifically the winter capital of British India since 1864, as the colonial administration would move to Kolkata during winter months.

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