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GK QUESTION#753

The first hockey club in India was established in 1885–86 at which place?

  1. ABombay (Mumbai)
  2. BMadras (Chennai)
  3. CCalcutta (Kolkata)Correct answer
  4. DLahore
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C. Calcutta (Kolkata)

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Calcutta (Kolkata). India’s first hockey club was established in 1885–86 at Calcutta, which is regarded as the cradle of Indian hockey. Hockey was introduced in India by the British during the colonial period.

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