Multiple choice general knowledge history

Who was the Governer General when the Revolt of 1857 started ?

  1. Lord Canning

  2. Lord Cornwallis

  3. Lord Dalhousie

  4. Lord Ellenburough
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Lord Canning was Governor-General of India when the 1857 Revolt began. He served from 1856-1862 and became the first Viceroy of India after the rebellion. The revolt started in May 1857 with the sepoy mutiny at Meerut, spreading across northern India.

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