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Where was the first municipal corporation set up in India?
Question



Where was the first municipal corporation set up in India?


A.

 Calcutta


B.

 Surat


C.

 Madras  


D.

Bombay

Correct option is C

 • The first municipal corporation in India was established in Madras in 1688 by the British.

• It marked the beginning of local self-government in urban India.

• The corporation was formed to manage civic services like sanitation, roads, and taxation.

Information Booster:
• It is one of the oldest municipal bodies in the world outside England.

Additional Knowledge:
• Later corporations were set up in:

  • Bombay (1726)

  • Calcutta (1726) 

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