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WBCS Preliminary Examination 2015 — General Studies · Question 78 of 200

Q78
History of IndiaBritish Rule: Administration, Economy & Society
Which English Governor General of India was 'murdered by a convict in the Andaman Islands
  1. a.Clive
  2. b.Ripon
  3. c.Mayo
  4. d.Northbrooke

Answer: (C) Mayo

Lord Mayo, Viceroy of India, was stabbed and killed by Sher Ali Afridi (a life-term convict from Khyber Agency) on February 8, 1872 during a visit to the Andaman Islands. He is the only British Viceroy/Governor-General to be assassinated while in office in India.

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