Q1
Who was the first Governor General of India?
A.
Warren Hastings
B.
William Bentick
AnswerC.
Lord Delhousie
D.
Lord Canning
Answer: Option B
Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
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.