Multiple choice

Who among the Governor Generals of India is called the 'Maker of Modern India'?

  1. Cornwallis

  2. Warren Hastings

  3. Lord Ripon

  4. Lord Dalhousie

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Explanation

Lord Dalhousie (1848-1856) earned the title 'Maker of Modern India' because he introduced massive infrastructure and administrative reforms: railways, telegraph, postal system, public works department, and modern education. Cornwallis and Warren Hastings were earlier Governors General; Ripon focused on liberal reforms.