In which year was the Currency Building in the BBD Bagh or Dalhousie area of Kolkata constructed ........

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In which year was the Currency Building in the BBD Bagh or Dalhousie area of Kolkata constructed?

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SSC CGL 5th March 2020 Shift-1

1833

1910

1850

1900

- The Currency Building in BBD Bagh, Kolkata, is an iconic heritage structure.

- ?? The correct answer is Option 3: 1850.

- It was constructed in 1830s–1850s, but the commonly accepted completion year is 1850.

- Option 1: 1833 — Not correct; construction had not begun by then.

- Option 2: 1910 — Incorrect; by this time, the building was already serving as a mint’s office.

- Option 4: 1900 — Wrong; the building had already been in use for many years.

- The Currency Building once housed offices of the Agra Bank and later the Reserve Bank of India.

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