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Who was the first Governor General of Bengal ?

A

Robert Clive

B

Warren Hastings

C

William Bentick

D

Cornwallis

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B
Warren Hastings was the first Governor General of Bengal.As the first governor-general of Bengal, Hastings was responsible for consolidating British control over the first major Indian province to be conquered.
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