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WBCS Preliminary Examination 2015 — General Studies · Question 68 of 200

Q68
History of IndiaBritish Rule: Administration, Economy & Society
The first Maratha War took place during the tenure of
  1. a.Warren Hastins
  2. b.William Bentinck
  3. c.Marquess Cornwallis
  4. d.Charles Canning

Answer: (A) Warren Hastins

The First Anglo-Maratha War (1775–82) was fought during the tenure of Warren Hastings. It began with the Treaty of Surat and ended with the Treaty of Salbai in 1782. Cornwallis fought the Second Mysore War (not the Maratha War), while Bentinck and Canning came later.

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