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Governor Generals of India

1. Who introduced the 'Dual System of Government or Dyarchy' in Bengal?


A . Robert Clive
B . Lord Cornwallis
C . Warren Hasting
D . Lord William Bentinck

2. Who among the following Governor-Generals abolished the Dual System of Government in Bengal?


A . Lord Wellesley
B . Lord Corzon
C . Warren Hasting
D . Robert Clive

3. Who was the first Governor-General of India?


A . Lord Cornowallis
B . Warren Hastings
C . Lord Hastings
D . Lord Canning

4. Who was the Governor-General of Bengal at the time of the establishment of Asiatic Society in Calcutta?


A . Warren Hasting
B . Lord Curzon
C . Sir John Shore
D . Lord Hasting

5. The Pitts India Act of 1784 was enacted during the Governorship of ____________.


A . Sir John MacPherson
B . Lord Cornwallis
C . Lord Clive
D . Warren Hastings

6. During whose tenure judicial murder of Nand Kumar took place?


A . Lord Cornowallis
B . Warren Hastings
C . Lord Minto I
D . Lord Amherst

7. Who was the first (only) Governor-General prosecuted for impeachment?


A . Lord Hasting
B . Lord William Bentinck
C . George Barlow
D . Warren Hastings

8. _________ was the first acting Governor-General of Bengal.


A . Lord Lansdowne
B . Sir John MacPherson
C . Robert Clive
D . Lord Northbrook

9. Which Governor-General introduced the 'Zamindari System' in Bengal, Bihar and Odisha?


A . Lord Cornwallis
B . Lord William Bentinck
C . Lord Auckland
D . Lord Wellesley

10. Who was the first person to codify laws, which separated the revenue administration from the administration of justice?


A . Warren Hasting
B . Lord Minto I
C . Lord William Bentinck
D . Lord Cornwallis