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UPSC 1996: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists: List I I. Governor General of Presidency of Fort William in Bengal (under Regulating Act, 1773) II. Governor General of India (under Charter Act, 1833) III. Governor General and Viceroy of India (under Indian Councils Act, 1858) IV. Governor General and Crown Representative (under Government of India Act, 1935) List II A. Archibald Percival Wavell, Viscount and Earl Wavell B. James Andrew Broun Ramsay, Earl and Marquess of Dalhousie C. Charles Cornwallis, 2nd Earl and first Marquess of Cornwallis D. Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmond, Earl of Minto E. Louis Mountbatten, Earl Mountbatten of Burma Codes:
(a)I-C, II-B, III-D, IV-A
(b)I-C, II-D, III-A, IV-E
(c)I-B, II-C, III-D, IV-E
(d)I-D, II-B, III-C, IV-A
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (a) I-C, II-B, III-D, IV-A
Under the Regulating Act 1773 the post was Governor-General of the Presidency of Fort William; Charles Cornwallis (C) held this position (1786-93). The Charter Act 1833 redesignated the office as Governor-General of India; Lord Dalhousie (B) served with this title (1848-56). After the Government of India Act 1858 transferred authority from the Company to the Crown, the Governor-General also became Viceroy of India; Lord Minto (D) was one such holder (1905-10). The Government of India Act 1935 further styled the office as Governor-General & Crown Representative, a designation borne by Lord Wavell (A) from 1943-47. Hence the matching sequence is I-C, II-B, III-D, IV-A → option (a).
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