Question

The first Municipal Corporation was set up during the British era in the former Presidency Town of _______ in 1688?

• A. Calcutta
• B. Madras
• C. Bombay
• D. Nagpur

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Madras

• The first Municipal Corporation was set up in Madras in 1688.

• This was established under a Royal Charter issued by King James II of England on December 30, 1687.

• The Madras Municipal Corporation is the oldest municipal body in the Commonwealth of Nations outside of Great Britain and the second oldest in the world after the City of London.