GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

INDIAN POLITICS

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

Who was the first Indian to join the Viceroy’s Executive Council?

A	Satyendra Prasad Sinha
B	KT Shah
C	WC Mukherjee
D	AshutoshMukherjee

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Satyendra Prasad sinha, the first Indian to be appointed to the executive council of viceroy.

Detailed explanation-2: -Satyendra Prasanna Sinha appointed as a law member of viceroy’s executive council in 1909. Satyendra Prasanna Sinha was a prominent lawyer and statesman in British India. He was the first Indian Advocate-General of Bengal. First Indian to become a member of the Viceroy’s Executive Council.

Detailed explanation-3: -The representative of the British Sovereign became known once again as the Governor-General. C. Rajagopalachari became the only Indian Governor-General.

Detailed explanation-4: -Satyendra Prasanna Sinha was born in Raipur in Bengal in 1863. In 1905, Sinha was appointed as advocate-general of Bengal, a post that was confirmed in 1908. In 1909, Lord Morley appointed him a legal member of the Governor-General’s Executive Council, the first Indian in this position.

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