Governor/Governor General/Viceroy (Part-III)

Lord Hastings sought to impose British Paramountcy in India for which suppression of the Marathas and the Pindaris was essential. He looked upon the Rajputana stated as his natural allies against the Marathas and the Pindaris. Charles Metcalf was entrusted with the duty of negotiating alliances with princely states of Rajputana.

The Anglo-Nepal war took place in the period of Lord Hastings. The first Anglo-Nepal War was fought in 1814 A.D. and ended without any result. The second Anglo-Nepal War took place in 1815 A.D. Almora in Kumaon was won and Major-General Ochterlony forced Veer Gorkha Sardar Amar Singh to hand over the Fort of Malwa, as a result, the British army was only 30 miles away from Kathmandu. The ruler of Nepal signed the Treaty of Sagauli in 1815 (Rectified-1816) and handed over Kumaon, Garhwal and Shimla district to British.

The correctly matched list is as follow-

Thus option (c) is correctly matched.

Option (d) is not correctly matched. The First Anglo-Afghan War was fought between the English East India Company and Afghanistan from 1839 to 1839 to 1842 during the tenure of Governor-General Lord Auckland. The second Anglo-Afghan war (1878-80) was fought during the tenure of Lord Lytton.

The policy of Masterly Inactivity regarding Anglo-Afghan war was started during the tenure of Lord Ellenborough and ended in the tenure of Lord Northbrook. This period is also known as the policy of 'Masterly Inactivity' period. Generally, it is known due to John Lawrence as during his tenure they got lots of opportunities to implement this policy. Masterly inactivity was primarily used by J.W.S. Wiley in the article of Edinburgh Review.

Financial Decentralisation was started in India during Lord Mayo tenure in 1870 A.D.

The 1st Census in British India started in 1972 A.D. during the tenure of Lord Mayo (1869-72), but the regular census began in 1881 A.D. during the tenure of Lord Ripon.

The 1st Census in British India started in 1972 A.D. during the tenure of Lord Mayo (1869-72), but the regular census began in 1881 A.D. during the tenure of Lord Ripon.

Lord Mayo was murdered by a convicted prisoner in Andaman and Nicobar island when he was out for a walk. He was the first Governor-General killed, during his tenure.

Lord Mayo was murdered by a convicted prisoner in Andaman and Nicobar island when he was out for a walk. He was the first Governor-General killed, during his tenure.