Question

Who was the first Governor General of India?

• A. Warren Hastings
• B. William Bentick
• C. Lord Delhousie
• D. Lord Canning

Answer 1

Answer:

A. Warren Hastings

Warren Hastings (6 December 1732 – 22 August 1818), an English statesman, was the first Governor of the Presidency of Fort William (Bengal), the head of the Supreme Council of Bengal, and thereby the first de facto Governor-General of India from 1773 to 1785.