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APSC CCE 2022 · Question 12 of 176

Find the correct chronology of the following Governor Generals of India: (i) Sir John Macpherson (ii) The Earl Cornwallis (iii) Sir Alured Clarke (iv) The Earl of Mornington Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

Modern Indian History

  1. A(i), (ii), (iii), (iv)Correct
  2. B(i), (ii), (iv), (iii)
  3. C(ii), (i), (iii), (iv)
  4. D(ii), (iii), (i), (iv)

Answer: A. (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)

Explanation

Sir John Macpherson (1785-86) was followed by the Earl Cornwallis (1786-93), then Sir Alured Clarke as acting Governor-General (1798), and then the Earl of Mornington, i.e. Lord Wellesley (1798-1805).

Source: APSC CCE Prelims 2022 GS Paper-I, official Series-D key

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