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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Rajasthan
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Uttar Pradesh
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West Bengal
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Bihar
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Detailed explanation-1: -Municipal bodies have a long history in India. The first such Municipal Corporation was set-up in the former Presidency Town of Madras in 1688; and was followed by similar corporations in the then Bombay and Calcutta in 1726.
Detailed explanation-2: -Thus, the correct answer is Option (B) The Municipal Council is found in small towns.
Detailed explanation-3: -In India, a Municipal Council (also known as Municipality, Nagar Palika, or Nagar Palika Parishad) is an Urban Local Body that administers a city of population 100, 000 or more.
Detailed explanation-4: -However, in seven states: Haryana, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand; Mayors are directly elected by the people and thus hold the executive powers of the municipal corporations.