Warren Hastings Quiz – Trivia Questions
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1) Which position was held by Warren Hastings in 1758?
a) Mayor of Calcutta
b) Resident at Murshidabad
c) Resident at Hyderabad
d) Mayor of Madras
2) When did Warren Hastings become the Governor of Bengal?
a) 1757
b) 1764
c) 1769
d) 1772
3) Who is the first Governor General of India?
a) Robert Clive
b) Warren Hastings
c) John Shore
d) Charles Cornwallis
4) Which Act created the post of Governor General of India?
a) Bengal Act
b) Regulating Act
c) Controlling Act
d) Madras Act
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5) Who was appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court when Warren Hastings became the Governor General?
a) John Monson
b) Elijah Impey
c) Philip Francis
d) Robert Drake
6) Which war was started by Bombay Presidency in 1775?
a) First Anglo-Maratha War
b) First Anglo-Mysore War
c) Second Anglo-Maratha War
d) First Anglo-Sikh War
7) Where was Warren Hastings’ first appointment?
a) Dhaka
b) Bassein
c) Kasimbazar
d) Travancore
8) Who was found guilty of forgery and sentenced to death?
a) John Clavering
b) George Monson
c) Philip Francis
d) Nanda Kumar
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9) Who launched the prosecution of Warren Hastings?
a) John Newton
b) Edmund Burke
c) William Cowper
d) Charles Impey
10) When did the trial of Warren Hastings end?
a) 1788
b) 1793
c) 1795
d) 1800
Warren Hastings Quiz – Trivia Questions with Answers
1) Which position was held by Warren Hastings in 1758?
b) Resident at Murshidabad
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2) When did Warren Hastings become the Governor of Bengal?
d) 1772
3) Who is the first Governor General of India?
b) Warren Hastings
4) Which Act created the post of Governor General of India?
b) Regulating Act
5) Who was appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court when Warren Hastings became the Governor General?
b) Elijah Impey
6) Which war was started by Bombay Presidency in 1775?
a) First Anglo-Maratha War
7) Where was Warren Hastings’ first appointment?
c) Kasimbazar
8) Who was found guilty of forgery and sentenced to death?
d) Nanda Kumar
9) Who launched the prosecution of Warren Hastings?
b) Edmund Burke
10) When did the trial of Warren Hastings end?
c) 1795
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Originally posted 2016-11-05 11:01:13.