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British Administrators

Governor Generals and Viceroys in India were the heads of the British administration who ruled the
country before independence.

Write the correct letters in the boxes. Choose from the pictures.
1. 1773–1785 He was the first Governor General of

Bengal.
a 2. 1786–1793 He was appointed to serve as both b
commander-in-chief of British India
and Governor of Bengal Presidency.

Richard Bourke 3. 1791–1839 He declared ‘sati’ illegal and Lord Cornwallis
successfully addressed the problem
of ‘thuggee’.

c 4. 1812–1862 He was an English Statesman who d
was the first Governor General of
India and later became the first

Robert Bulwer-Lytton Viceroy of India. Warren Hastings
5. 1848–1856 He introduced the policy of ‘Doctrine
of Lapse’ to annex territories in
India. He was called the Marquess of
e Dalhousie. f

6. 1869–1872 He founded a school in Ajmer for the
sons of Indian rulers. He was called
Lord Mountbatten the Earl of Mayo. George Robinson

7. 1876–1880 He introduced the Vernacular Press
Act and the Arms Act.
g h
8. 1880–1884 He tried to improve the system of
local self-governance in India. He
was called the Marquess of Ripon.
Charles Canning William Bentinck
9. 1899–1905 He partitioned Bengal to curb the
rising tide of nationalism.

10. 1947–1948 The first Governor General of
i j
Independent India.

James Broun-Ramsay George Curzon

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