Question

When Lord Hastings became Governor General of India he had to face the problems of _____.

• A. The Gurkhas
• B. The Pindaris
• C. The Marathas
• D. All of these

Answer 1

The correct option is D All of these

Lord Hasting faced the problems of the Gurkhas, the Pindaris and the Marathas, when he became Governor General of India. The first governor-general in India was Warren Hastings. The Pindaris were irregular military plunderers and foragers in 17th- through early 19th-century Indian subcontinent who accompanied initially the Muslim army. The Maratha Empire was a power that dominated a large portion of the Indian subcontinent in the 18th century.