GK
INDIAN HISTORY
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Chennai
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Kolkata
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Delhi
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London
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Detailed explanation-1: -The post was created in 1858 when the East India Company’s rule in Bengal ended and India, except for the Princely States, was brought under the direct administration of the government in Whitehall in London, beginning the official colonial period under the British Empire.
Detailed explanation-2: -Most of these domestic duties of the Department of State were eventually turned over to various new Federal departments and agencies that were established during the 19th century. President Washington appointed Thomas Jefferson in September 1789 to be the first Secretary of State.
Detailed explanation-3: -Lord Stanley became the 1st Secretary of State for India after the GOI Act, 1858 was passed and also he became the political head of India. Q.