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Who was the 1st official Viceroy of British India?

  1. William Benetick

  2. Lord Canning

  3. Lord Wavell

  4. Lord Mountbatten
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Explanation

Lord Canning was the first official Viceroy of British India, serving from 1858 to 1862 after the Government of India Act 1858 transferred power from the East India Company to the British Crown. William Bentinck was a Governor-General (not Viceroy) before this title existed, Wavell and Mountbatten were later Viceroys.

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