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Q. The first to be designated as the Governor General of India was

Answer : Lord William Bentinck
Explanation:

Before 1773 Governor-General of the Presidency of Fort William (Bengal) was named as Governor of Bengal, which was in existence from 1757 to 1772. The first Governors-General of the Presidency of Fort William (Bengal) was Warren Hastings.


Governors-General of India, 1833–1858: The first Governors-General of India was Lord William Bentinck.

Viceroys of India, 1858–1947: The first viceroy of India was Lord Canning.

Governors-General of the Dominion of India, 1947–1950:

  • Viscount Mountbatten 15 August 1947 to 21 June 1948
  • Chakravarti Rajagopalachari 21 June 1948 to 26 January 1950

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