Q. Who among the following was the first governor general to die in harness?

A
Lord Cornwallis
B
Robert Clive
C
Warren Hastings
D
Lord Wellesley
Solution:

(textbf{Lord Cornwallis })

(bullet) The governor general who is known as ” the father of civil service in British India”

(bullet) The second governor-general of British India

(bullet) The first governor general to die in harness

(bullet) The first two become governor-general twice

(bullet) The governor general to introduce permanent settlement in Bengal
(The Permanent Settlement was introduced by Lord Cornwallis in 1793. It was an agreement between the British East India Company and the Landlords of Bengal to settle the Land Revenue to be raised.)

(bullet) The first royal family member to become a Governer general in India

(bullet) The governor general established a police force in India
(bullet) The governor general during the third Mysore war

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