Governor General | MCQs

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Quaid e Azam worked as governor-general of Pakistan for 13 months

from 14 August 1947 – 11 September 1948

He was the 1st Governor-General of Pakistan.

Succeeded by: Khawaja Nazimuddin

Additional information:

Muhammad Ali Jinnah joined the league in 1913.

He was 37 years old when he joined Muslim League.

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• Warren Hastings was the first Governor General of India, serving from 1773 to 1785.
• Lord Canning was the last Governor General, serving until 1858 when the British crown took direct control.

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Indian Mutiny, also called Sepoy Mutiny or First War of Independence

Indian Mutiny was a widespread but unsuccessful rebellion against British rule in India in 1857–59.

Location: Agra Delhi India Kanpur Lucknow

Participants: Mughal dynasty United Kingdom

Charles John Canning, Earl Canning was the governor-general of India during the Indian Mutiny of 1857.

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Khawja Nazimuddin served as the Governor General of Pakistan from 1948 to 1951 and then as the Prime Minister from 1951 to 1953.

The simultaneously Iskandar Mirza served as the Governor General from 1956 to 1958 and then as the President of Pakistan from 1958 to 1959.

Explanation

Warren Hastings was governor general of Bengal from 1772 to 1785.

Confused Questions

First Governor of Bengal:

Robert Clive

first Governor-General of Bengal was

Warren Hastings

first Governor-General of India was

William Bentinck

Who was the first viceroy of India?

Lord Canning

Who was the last Viceroy of India?

Lord Mountbatten

Explanation

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• Designation of Governor-General abolished and changed to president on 23rd March 1956
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• The office of Governor-General was abolished when Pakistan became an Islamic republic in 1956.
• The then Governor-General, Iskander Mirza, became Pakistan's first president.

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