COLONIALISM AND IMPERIALISM
COLONIALISM AND ITS ANALYSIS
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Bombay
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Madras
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Bengal
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All the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The administrative centre of the British was in Calcutta which is present-day Kolkata, in the state of West Bengal. Earlier, it was in Bengal province, which included modern-day West Bengal, Bihar and Odisha.
Detailed explanation-2: -The headquarters were fortified and became Fort St. George (Madras), Bombay Castle (Bombay) and Fort William(Calcutta).
Detailed explanation-3: -The British territory in India was divided into three administrative units or presidencies. They were Bengal, Madras, and Bombay.
Detailed explanation-4: -Calcutta did not become the capital of British India until 1772, when the first governor-general, Warren Hastings, transferred all important offices to the city from Murshidabad, the provincial Mughal capital.