1701RPSC1997HistoryEnglish
The first Governor-General of India was
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Correct option: B — Warren Hastings
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- 1702UPPSC2014HistoryEnglish
At the time of the establishment of Asiatic Society in Calcutta, who was the Governor-General of Bengal?
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Correct option: B — Lord Warren Hastings
- 1703BPSC1996HistoryEnglish
Who among the following abolished ‘Dual Government’ system in Bengal?
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Correct option: C — Warren Hastings
- 1704MPPSC1992HistoryEnglish
Which Governor-General was prosecuted for impeachment?
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Correct option: A — Warren Hastings
- 1705UPPSC2006HistoryEnglish
The transfer of capital of British India from Calcutta to Delhi was affected during the period of
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Correct option: B — Lord Hardinge
- 1706UPPSC1991HistoryEnglish
Who established the judicial organization in India?
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Correct option: B — Lord Cornwallis
- 1707UPSC2010HistoryEnglish
Who among the following Governor-Generals created the Covenanted Civil Service of India which later came to be known as the Indian Civil Service?
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Correct option: C — Cornwallis
- 1708PPSC2019HistoryEnglish
The enforcement of the Public Service was done in
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Correct option: B — tenure of Cornwallis
- 1709UPPSC2011HistoryEnglish
The Tomb of Lord Cornwallis is situated at
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Correct option: A — Ghazipur
- 1710UPPSC2012HistoryEnglish
Between whom was the ‘Treaty of Bassein’ signed in 1802?
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Correct option: B — English and Bajirao II
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