Who was the first Governor General of India

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Who was the first Governor General of India?

A. Warren Hastings

B. William Bentick

C. Lord Delhousie

D. Lord Canning

Answer: Option B

Solution(By Examveda Team)

Warren Hastings (6 December 1732 – 22 August 1818), an English statesman, was the first Governor of the Presidency of Fort William (Bengal), the head of the Supreme Council of Bengal, and thereby the first de facto Governor-General of India from 1773 to 1785. The first governor-general in India (of Bengal) was Warren Hastings, the first official governor-general of British India was Lord William Bentinck, and the first governor-general of the Dominion of India was Lord Mountbatten.

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ZHR KAS :

4 years ago

Lord William bentick was the .....first governor general of India while Warren Hasting was the first governor general of Bengal ...

So answer is no doubt (B)
Tanveer Dar :

4 years ago

Warren Hasting is the first general of Bengal
Sumit Suman :

4 years ago

William bentic is right answer
Sulagna Bhattacharya :

5 years ago

Charter Act of 1833 This Act was the final step towards centralisation in British India. The features of this Act were as follows: 1. It made the Governor-General of Bengal as the GovernorGeneral of India and vested in him all civil and military powers. Thus, the act created, for the first time, Government of India having authority over the entire territorial area possessed by the British in India. Lord William Bentick was the first Governor-General of India.

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Faltu Mail :

5 years ago

Lord William Bentinck is the right answer.
But why the team is not updating the question with right answer?
Rishabh Srivastava :

5 years ago

B ho ga
Prasanna Basu :

5 years ago

First governor General of Bengal was Hastings,
First governor General of India was Bentinck
First Viceroy of India was Canning
SM D :

5 years ago

Willium bentinc
MK Creation :

5 years ago

First governor general of india is lord william bentick
Padmanav Meher :

5 years ago

Lord William Bentinck - Right Ansewr
Bency Benjamin :

5 years ago

Wrong, Warran Hasting was first Governor General of Bengal. After Charter act 1833, the governor general position was re designated as Governor General of India and William bentick became the first Governor General of India
Bency Benjamin :

5 years ago

Wrong, Warran Hasting was first Governor General of Bengal. After Charter act 1833, the governor general position was re designated as Governor General of India and William bentick became the first Governor General of India
SSA Alalli :

5 years ago

Lord William Bentic is the correct answer
Sourav Halder :

5 years ago

Wrong answer....correct ans is L.W.Bentinck
Vikas Pakhretia :

6 years ago

Lord william Bentinck was the first governor general of india