2021 · Q77
Which one of the following British officials was elevated to the position of Governor General after the Regulating Act of 1773?
General KnowledgeHistory of India
- AWarren Hastings
- BLord North
- CMountstuart Elphinstone
- DPhilip Francis
Explanation
The Regulating Act of 1773 designated the Governor of Bengal as the 'Governor-General of Bengal' with a four-member executive council, and the first incumbent was Warren Hastings. Lord North was the British prime minister of the time, Mountstuart Elphinstone belongs to a later era, and Philip Francis was one of Hastings's councillors, not the Governor-General.