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Who was the Governor General of India at the time of the uprising of 1857?


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Lord Dalhousie

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Charles Canning

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Lord Curzon

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Lord Dufferin

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Solution

The correct option is B

Charles Canning


Charles Canning was the Governor General of India at the time of the uprising of 1857

Charles Canning, 1st Earl Canning was born on 14 December 1812 at Brompton, near London. He went on to become the first Viceroy and Governor-General of India after the East India Company’s rule over British India ended and the reign came directly under the British monarch.

Hence, the correct option is (B)


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