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Which English Governor General of India was ‘murdered by a convict in the Andaman Islands’?

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. Clive
  2. Ripon
  3. Mayo
  4. Northbrooke

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: Mayo

Explanation: ✅ Correct Answer: C) Mayo 📚 Explanation: Lord Mayo was the only Viceroy of India to be assassinated while in office. In 1872, during a visit to the cellular jail in the Andaman Islands, he was stabbed to death by a convict named Sher Ali Afridi. He is also remembered for establishing the Mayo College in Ajmer and starting the first census in India.