Question : Who was the Governor-General during the Second Anglo-Mysore War?
Option 1: Lord Wellesley
Option 2: Lord Cornwallis
Option 3: Sir John Shore
Option 4: Warren Hastings
Correct Answer: Warren Hastings
Solution : The correct answer is Warren Hastings.
The Second Anglo-Mysore War took place between 1780 and 1784 during the time of Governor-General Warren Hastings. Sultan of Mysore Haider Ali allied with the Nizam and Marathas and attacked Carnatic, ultimately capturing Arcot. Initially, Colonel Bailey's Dungeon led the English army against Haider Ali but was defeated. However, Haider Ali later defeated the Marathas and Nizam in a battle against the East India Company under Sir Eyre Coote.
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Question : Which Governor General of India started the Postal Service in India?
Option 1: Lord Canning
Option 3: Lord Dalhousie
Option 4: Lord Warren Hastings
Question : During the British rule in India, which of the following Governor-General devised the "Doctrine of Lapse", a policy of annexation?
Option 1: Lord Cornwallis
Option 2: Lord Canning
Option 3: Warren Hastings
Option 4: Lord Dalhousie
Question : Who founded the Asiatic Society of Bengal in 1784?
Option 1: Lord Macaulay
Option 2: Sir William Jones
Option 3: Lord Cornwallis
Question : Which of the following Governors-General introduced a code which provided for the separation of revenue from judicial administration?
Option 2: William Bentinck
Option 3: Lord Wellesley
Question : Who established the Sadar Diwani Adalat during the British East India Company's rule?
Option 1: Wellesley
Option 2: Warren Hastings
Option 3: Dalhousie
Option 4: Cornwallis
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