Multiple choice

Who was the first British Governor General of India?

  1. Willim Bentinck

  2. Warren Hastings

  3. Lord Cornwallis

  4. Lord Minto
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Warren Hastings served as the first Governor-General of Bengal from 1773 to 1785 under the Regulating Act of 1773. This effectively made him the first British Governor General in India. The Governor-Generalship of India (as opposed to just Bengal) came later with the Charter Act of 1833. William Bentinck, Cornwallis, and Minto were all later Governors General.

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