Question

Write the list of governor general of India and their works.

Answer 1

Hey There! 1.) Warren Hastings -- He brought the Dual Government system to an end by enforcing the Regulating Act of 1773. The Zamindars were given judicial powers and civil and criminal courts were established in each district during his tenure as the Governor General of India. Warren Hastings founded the Calcutta Madrasa for the promotion of Islamic studies in 1781 and founded the Asiatic Society of Bengal with William Jones in 1784. Hastings was elected a fellow of the Royal Society in 1801.


2.) Sir John Macpherson -- He took the office temporarily held the position of the Governor General of India. He was the acting Governor-General of Bengal from 1785 to 1786.


3.) Lord Cornwallis -- He was responsible for implementing a number of significant land taxation reforms known as the Permanent Settlement of Bengal (also known as the Zamindari system). 


4.) Sir John Shore -- He introduced the Charter Act of 1793.


5.) Lord Wellesley -- He adopted the policy of Subsidiary Alliance to keep the Indian rulers under control and to further strengthen the British Empire in India.

Answer 2

The first Governor General of India of authorization is Mountbatten where the second and last governor-general of India is C. Rajagopalachari. He was only one Governor General who was Indian representative of the British Sovereign referred as the Governor General. After India acquired independence, the Governor-General's role is almost ceremonial. The executive power is exercised on a day-to-day rest with the Indian cabinet. After the nation became a republic in 1950, the President of India took this role, and the title of “Governor-General of India” abolished.