In India, the first Municipal Corporation was set up in which one among the following? [2009] - PMF IAS

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In India, the first Municipal Corporation was set up in which one among the following?

Calcutta
Madras
Bombay
Delhi

Explanation

Option (b) is correct

The Greater Chennai Corporation (previously Madras) is the Oldest Municipal Institution in India established on the 29th September 1688.

Answer: (b) Madras