The 'Charter Act of 1833' made the Governor-General of Bengal the Governor-General of India. Who was the first to hold this title? MCQ with Answer and Explanation
The 'Charter Act of 1833' made the Governor-General of Bengal the Governor-General of India. Who was the first to hold this title?
A. Lord William Bentinck
B. Lord Cornwallis
C. Warren Hastings
D. Lord Dalhousie
Answer: Option A
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
The Charter Act of 1833 redesignated the Governor-General of Bengal as the Governor-General of India. Lord William Bentinck, who was the Governor-General of Bengal from 1828, became the first Governor-General of India.
Explanation:
The Tebhaga Movement was a peasant uprising in Bengal in 1946-47, demanding a two-thirds share (tebhaga) of the harvest for the sharecroppers instead of the customary half.
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