Britishers formed Calcutta by joining which of the following villages ........

Ancient and Medieval History (Easy) Later Mughals and Advent of Europeans

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Britishers formed Calcutta by joining which of the following villages :

Satunati, Murshidabad and Kolkata

Satunati, Govindpur and Kalikata

Govindpur, Midnapur and Kaligatt

Murshidabad, Midnapur, Kolkata

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Explanation:

Kalikata was one of the three villages which were merged to form the city of Kolkata (formerly, Calcutta) in India. The other two villages were Gobindapur and Sutanuti. Job Charnock, an administrator with the British East India Company is traditionally credited with the honour of founding the city. He settled in the village of Sutanuti.