Governor- Governor-Generals & Viceroys During British India - MOST IMPORTANT SSC CGL Previous Year Questions

Warren Hastings became the first Governor General of Bengal in which year?

Which of the following Viceroys of British India took the first step to separate provincial finance from central finance and introduced financial decentralisation in India in 1870?

_ introduced the daroga system, replacing zamindari thanedars under the direct control of the district head and on its payroll.

Who was the then Governor-General of British India when 'Sati Pratha' became illegal and punishable?

Which of the following Viceroys of India addressed the Bengal famine of 1943 by ordering the army to distribute relief supplies to the starving rural Bengalis?

The Victoria Memorial, conceived by Lord Curzon, represents the architectural climax of _ city.

Identify the INCORRECTLY matched pair(s) of the British Governor-Generals of India and the events with which they are associated. (i) Lord Dalhousie - Revolt of 1857 (ii) Lord Auckland - First Afghan War (iii) Lord Canning - Wood's Despatch 1854

The Victoria Memorial, conceived by Lord Curzon, represents the architectural climax of ______ city.

Who was the then Governor-General of British India, when 'Sati Pratha' became illegal and punishable?

Which of the following British officers issued the infamous 'crawling order' where by Indians had to crawl on all fours to pass an alley?

Elphinstone was the Governor of which province of India during 1819-27?

Who among the following devised the system of 'Subsidiary Alliance'?

Which Governor-General of British India helped Raja Ram Mohan Roy legally abolish the sati practice?

Who asked James Rennel to prepare the map of Hindustan?

Who is called the father of Local Self-Government in India?