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46. Consider the following statements:

1. Robert Clive was the first Governor-General of Bengal.

2. William Bentinck was the first Governor-General of India.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and

(d) Neither 1 nor 2


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(a) 1 only

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(b) 2 only

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(c) Both 1 and 2

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(d) Neither 1 nor 2
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Solution

The correct option is B. (b) 2 only

Warren Hastings (6 December 1732 – 22 August 1818) was a British colonial administrator, who served as the first Governor of the Presidency of Fort William (Bengal), the head of the Supreme Council of Bengal, and so the first de facto Governor-General of Bengal in 1772–1785.


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