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Person Lord Canning
Asked 2 times across 2 UPSC exams, peaking in 2022.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 1 of 2 PYQs
- Most asked in 2022
- Recurs across 1 years (2022–2022)
Across exams
CSE · 1CISF · 1How the concept evolved
Long-running — most appearances (1 of 2) predate 2016, and it still returns.
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Sample questions
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CISF2022
Who among the following was the first Viceroy of India under British Rule ?
- A Lord Dalhousie
- B Lord Cornwallis
- C Viscount Canning ✓
- D Earl of Mayo
✓ Correct answer: (C)
History › Modern India (1757–1857)
CSE
Who was the Governor-General oflndia during the Sepoy Mutiny?
- A Lord Canning ✓
- B Lord Dalhousie
- C Lord Hardinge
- D Lord Lytton
✓ Correct answer: (A)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
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