Multiple choice general knowledge

THIS CITY WAS FOUNDED AND BUILT BY "JOB CHARNOCK"..IT HAS THE THIRD LARGEST METROPOLITAN AREA..IT EVEN SERVED AS A CAPITAL OF INDIA UNDER BRITISH RULE..IT WAS EVEN THE CENTER OF BRITISH EAST INDIA'S OPIUM TRADE....IDENTIFY?

  1. MUMBAI

  2. JAMSHEDPUR

  3. DELHI

  4. KOLKATA
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Explanation

Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) was indeed founded by Job Charnock in 1690. It has India's third-largest metropolitan area and served as Britain's capital until 1911. It was the center of the East India Company's opium trade operations in Asia.

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