Consider the following statements: 1. Robert Clive was the first Governor-General of Bengal. 2. William Bentinck was the first Governor-General of India. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Q: 128 (IAS/2007)
Consider the following statements:
1. Robert Clive was the first Governor-General of Bengal.
2. William Bentinck was the first Governor-General of India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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History

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IAS

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The provided answer, option 2, is correct. To understand why, let`s analyze each statement separately.

Statement 1: Robert Clive - He was not the first Governor-General of Bengal. Instead, he was the first Governor of Bengal. But Warren Hastings is credited with being the first Governor-General of Bengal. Therefore, statement 1 is incorrect.

Statement 2: William Bentinck - Yes, he was indeed the first Governor-General of India as per the 1833 Charter Act which centralized the British power in India, bringing the presidency systems under a single Governor-General. Hence, statement 2 is correct.

Option 1 can be disregarded because the first statement is incorrect. Option 3 is also inaccurate as only the second statement is correct. Option 4 is not the right choice because the second statement is correct. Hence, by the process of elimination and corroboration, option 2 is the correct answer.