UPSC History Expansion Company and Bengal Nawabs Question Bank East India Company and Regional Powers

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    Who was the first Governor General of Bengal?

    A)  Lord Clive

    B)  Warren Hastings

    C)  Lord Wellesley

    D)  Lord Hastings

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

     Warren Hastings was the first Governor General of Bengal. When Warren Hastings assumed the administration of Bengal in 1772, he found it in utter chaos. The financial position of the Company became worse and the difficulties were intensified by famine, Therefore, Warren Hastings reahzed the immediate need for introducing reforms and was responsible to lot of reforms in Bengal.


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