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Q38 (IAS/1996) History & Culture › National Movement (1857–1947) › Early national politics

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists

List I | List II
I. Governor General of Presidency of Fort William in Bengal (under Regulating Act, 1773) | (A) Archibald Percival Wavell, Viscount and Earl Wavell
II. Governor General of India (under Charter Act, 1833) | (B) James Andrew Broun-Ramsay, Earl and Marquess of Dalhousie
III. Governor General and Viceroy of India (under Indian Councils Act, 1858) | (C) Charles Cornwallis, 2nd Earl and first Marquess of Cornwallis
IV. Governor General and Crown Representative (under Government of India Act. 1935) | (D) Gilbert John Elliot - Murray - Kynynmond, Earl of Minto
| (E) Louis Mountbatten, Earl Mountbatten of Burma

Result
Your answer: —  Â·  Correct: A
Explanation
Here is the correct matching based on the Acts and the titles held by the individuals: 1. **I - C:** The **Regulating Act, 1773** created the post of Governor-General of the Presidency of Fort William (Bengal). **Lord Cornwallis** (1786–1793) served in this role. 2. **II - B:** The **Charter Act, 1833** redesignated the post as Governor-General of India. **Lord Dalhousie** (1848–1856) served under this title before the 1858 Act changed it. 3. **III - D:** The **Act of 1858** transferred power to the British Crown and introduced the title 'Viceroy'. **Lord Minto** (specifically the 4th Earl, 1905–1910) was a Viceroy. 4. **IV - A:** The **Government of India Act, 1935** created the specific role of 'Crown Representative' for dealing with Princely States. **Lord Wavell** (1943–1947) held this dual title.
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