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Who became the first Viceroy of India in 1858?

  1. Lord Canning

  2. George Curson

  3. Warren Hastings

  4. C Rajagopalachari
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Lord Canning became the first Viceroy of India in 1858 after the Government of India Act transferred authority from the East India Company to the British Crown following the 1857 rebellion. Warren Hastings was the first Governor-General (1773-1785), while C. Rajagopalachari was the last Governor-General after independence.

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