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The British consolidated their hold around three principal nodes: Mumbai, Chennai and:
ASurat
BKolkata
CDelhi
DLucknow
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Kolkata
1. The three were built in British style.
2. Bombay, Madras and one more.
3. That is Calcutta, now Kolkata.
_Source: NCERT Class 12 Geography, India People and Economy, Chapter 4, Human Settlements._
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