Multiple choice general knowledge history

The 90 feet tall granary, called Golghar, was built in Patna, after a terrible famine. Who ordered its construction?

  1. Robert Clive

  2. Arthur Wellesley

  3. Warren Hastings

  4. Marquis of Dalhousie
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Explanation

Warren Hastings, the Governor-General of India, ordered the construction of Golghar in 1786 after the devastating famine of 1770. This massive granary was designed to store grains for future emergencies. Robert Clive was an earlier figure, while Dalhousie came much later in the 19th century.

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