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Governor generals & viceroy - Test Set 3

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  1. Question 1

    Who is known as the ‘Liberator of the Indian Press’ for repealing press restrictions in India?
    1. Lord Macaulay
    2. Lord Ripon
    3. Lord Metcalfe
    4. Lord Bentinck
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  2. Question 2

    Which Governor-General annexed Sindh into British India in 1843?
    1. Lord Ellenborough
    2. Lord Dalhousie
    3. Lord Hastings
    4. Lord Canning
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  3. Question 3

    Under whose Governor-Generalship was Punjab annexed into British India?
    1. Lord Ellenborough
    2. Lord Dalhousie
    3. Lord Canning
    4. Lord Wellesley
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  4. Question 4

    Under which Governor-General was the first telegraph line established in India?
    1. Lord Dalhousie
    2. Lord Hardinge I
    3. Lord Wellesley
    4. Lord Canning
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  5. Question 5

    Under which Governor-General was the Public Works Department (PWD) established in India?
    1. Lord Canning
    2. Lord Wellesley
    3. Lord Bentinck
    4. Lord Dalhousie
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  6. Question 6

    Under which Governor-General was the Portfolio System introduced in India?
    1. Lord Curzon
    2. Lord Lytton
    3. Lord Ripon
    4. Lord Canning
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  7. Question 7

    The Arms Act of 1878 was enacted during the tenure of which British Governor-General in India?
    1. Lord Ripon
    2. Lord Curzon
    3. Lord Lytton
    4. Lord Canning
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  8. Question 8

    Which British Governor-General of India is often referred to as the "Brilliant Failure"?
    1. Lord Dalhousie
    2. Lord Curzon
    3. Lord Canning
    4. Lord Lytton
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  9. Question 9

    Which British Governor-General of India is often regarded as the "most loved" by the Indian people?
    1. Lord Dalhousie
    2. Lord Ripon
    3. Lord Curzon
    4. Lord Lytton
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  10. Question 10

    Under which British Governor-General was the Local Self-Government introduced in India?
    1. Lord Dalhousie
    2. Lord Curzon
    3. Lord Ripon
    4. Lord Lytton
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  11. Question 11

    The Calcutta Corporation Act, which made significant changes in the functioning of the Calcutta Municipal Corporation, was passed during the tenure of which British Governor-General of India?
    1. Lord Dalhousie
    2. Lord Canning
    3. Lord Ripon
    4. Lord Curzon
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  12. Question 12

    Who was the first Governor-General of Bengal?
    1. Warren Hastings
    2. Lord Cornwallis
    3. Lord Bentinck
    4. Lord Wellesley
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  13. Question 13

    Which Act designated the Governor-General of Bengal as the Governor-General of India?
    1. Regulating Act of 1773
    2. Pitt's India Act of 1784
    3. Charter Act of 1833
    4. Government of India Act 1858
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  14. Question 14

    Who introduced the Permanent Settlement in Bengal?
    1. Warren Hastings
    2. Lord Cornwallis
    3. Lord Bentinck
    4. Lord Dalhousie
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  15. Question 15

    Under which Governor-General was the first railway line in India introduced?
    1. Lord Dalhousie
    2. Lord Canning
    3. Lord Wellesley
    4. Lord Bentinck
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  16. Question 16

    Who was the first Governor-General of India?
    1. Warren Hastings
    2. Lord Cornwallis
    3. Lord William Bentinck
    4. Lord Canning
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  17. Question 17

    Which Act introduced the office of the Governor-General of Bengal?
    1. Regulating Act of 1773
    2. Pitt's India Act of 1784
    3. Charter Act of 1793
    4. Charter Act of 1833
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  18. Question 18

    Who was the Governor-General of India during the Revolt of 1857?
    1. Lord Dalhousie
    2. Lord Canning
    3. Lord Wellesley
    4. Lord Bentinck
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  19. Question 19

    Which Governor-General introduced the Doctrine of Lapse?
    1. Lord Wellesley
    2. Lord Cornwallis
    3. Lord Dalhousie
    4. Lord Irwin
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  20. Question 20

    HP TGT (Arts) TET 2013
    Who was the Governor-General during the introduction of the Indian Penal Code (IPC)?
    1. Lord Canning
    2. Lord Macaulay
    3. Lord Dalhousie
    4. Lord Bentinck
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