GS PrelimsHistory (Modern India)Governor Generals and viceroys of India1996

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists: List I - List II 1. I. Governor General of Presidency of Fort William in Bengal (under Regulating Act, 1773) - A) Archibald Percival Wavell, Viscount and Earl Wavell 2. II. Governor General of India (under Charter Act, 1833) - B) James Andrew Broun Ramsay, Earl and Marquess of Dalhousie 3. III. Governor General and Viceroy of India (under Indian Councils Act, 1858) - C) Charles Cornwallis, 2nd Earl and first Marquess of Cornwallis 4. IV. Governor General and Crown Representative (under Government of India Act. 1935) - D) Gilbert John Elliot - Murray - Kynynmond, Earl of Minto 5. E) Louis Mountbatten, Earl Mountbatten of Burma Codes:

A

I - C, II - B, III - D, IV - A

B

I - C, II - D, III - A, IV - E

C

I - B, II - C, III - D, IV - E

D

I - D, II - B, III - C, IV – A

Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation

1. The task is to match the title/position (List I) based on specific Acts with the corresponding historical figure (List II). 2. I. Governor General of Presidency of Fort William in Bengal (under Regulating Act, 1773): Warren Hastings was the first, but not listed. Charles Cornwallis (C) served later in this capacity (though post-Pitt's India Act, the title persisted initially). I-C is plausible in the absence of Hastings. 3. II. Governor General of India (under Charter Act, 1833): William Bentinck was the first. James Andrew Broun Ramsay, Earl and Marquess of Dalhousie (B) held this position from 1848-1856, fitting the title under the Act. II-B is correct. 4. III. Governor General and Viceroy of India (under Indian Councils Act, 1858 - should technically be Government of India Act 1858): Lord Canning was the first. Gilbert John Elliot - Murray - Kynynmond, Earl of Minto (Lord Minto II) (D) served as Viceroy from 1905-1910, fitting this title. III-D is correct. 5. IV. Governor General and Crown Representative (under Government of India Act. 1935): This title was used post-1935. Archibald Percival Wavell, Viscount and Earl Wavell (A) served in this capacity from 1943-1947. IV-A is correct. 6. Therefore, the correct matching sequence is I-C, II-B, III-D, IV-A.

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