GK
INDIAN HISTORY
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Question
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Who was the Governor-General of India at the time of the revolt of 1857?
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Lord Cornwallis
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Lord Canning
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Lord Clive
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Lord Campbell
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Lord Canning was the Governor General of India when the revolt of 1857 broke out. He was also the last governor general of India as after the revolt Company rule came to an end and Lord Canning became the First viceroy of India.
Detailed explanation-2: -Charles John Canning, 1st Earl Canning, was an English statesman who was the Governor-General of India and later became the first Viceroy of India when power was transferred from the East India Company to the British Crown following the end of the revolt of 1857.
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