Which of the following was the first Governor-General of Bengal?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Warren Hastings
Warren Hastings became Governor of Bengal in 1772. The Regulating Act of 1773 created the post of Governor-General of Bengal, with authority over the presidencies of Bombay and Madras, and Hastings held it from 1774 to 1785 as its first holder.
The post became the Governor-General of India under the Charter Act of 1833, and Lord William Bentinck was the first to hold that title.