Who was the first Viceroy of India?
Lord Canning
The Government of India Act 1858, passed after the Revolt of 1857, transferred power from the East India Company to the British Crown and restyled the Governor-General as the Viceroy, the direct representative of the Crown.
Lord Canning, who was Governor-General in 1858, thus became the first Viceroy of India (and the last Governor-General under Company rule).
Lord Curzon (1899-1905), Lord Wavell (1943-47) and Lord Mountbatten (1947, the last Viceroy) all served much later.
Similar Questions
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?
Which Governor General abolished the 'Sati System' in India?
Who was the first Governor General of India?
Who was the first Governor General of Bengal?
During World War II, the Battles of Kohima and Imphal were fought in the year ________.
Elphinstone was the Governor of which province of India during 1819-27?
Census in India was first started under ________ in the year 1872.
Who introduced the Zamindari Settlement as a measure of land revenue administration?
For the political education of the people at the local level, who brought the resolution on local self-government?
The Viceroy who took keen interest in the restoration and protection of historical monuments was ______.
Important Questions from Viceroy and Governor
The Sati Pratha was abolished under the Governor - Generalship of ________.
In 1872, Lord Mayo, the Viceroy of India was assassinated in ___________
Which Governor-General of India made a law to abolish the custom of Sati in 1829?
In India, the practice of Sati was banned in the year ___________.
Who of the following was the last Governor General of Bengal?
