Multiple choice general knowledge history

First Viceroy of India

  1. Irvin

  2. MountBatten

  3. William Bentick

  4. Charles Canning

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D Correct answer
Explanation

Charles Canning served as the first Viceroy of India from 1858 to 1862 after the Government of India Act 1858 transferred power from the East India Company to the British Crown following the 1857 rebellion. Before this, he was the last Governor General of India.