The 'Ring Fence Policy' was followed by which Governor-General?
A. Lord Cornwallis
B. Warren Hastings
C. Lord Hastings
D. Lord Wellesley
Answer: Option B
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
Warren Hastings adopted the 'Ring Fence Policy' to create buffer zones around the Company's territories to protect them from external invasions, often by forming alliances with neighbouring states.
Explanation:
Lord Canning, who was the Governor-General at the time of the 1857 revolt, became the first Viceroy of India after the Government of India Act 1858. He served as Viceroy from 1858 to 1862.
Explanation:
The Punnapra-Vayalar revolt was a communist-led uprising in the Travancore state (present-day Kerala) against the Diwan C. P. Ramaswamy Iyer.
Explanation:
Udham Singh shot and killed Sir Michael O'Dwyer, the former Lieutenant Governor of Punjab who had approved Brigadier-General Dyer’s actions at Jallianwala Bagh.
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