Question

Lord Amherst was succeeded by__________ as the Governor-General of India.
A. William Bentinck
B. Lord Hastings
C. Lord Curzon
D. None of these

Answer 1

Hint: Lord Amherst was a colonial administrator. He became Governor-General of Bengal in August 1823. He was succeeded by his second and only surviving son who also later became Governor-General of India from 1828 to 1835.

Complete answer:Lord Amherst, who was the Governor-General of Bengal, annexed Assam which led to the first Burmese war in 1824. He was appointed after the removal of Lord Hastings in 1823 because Hastings had issues over lowering the field pay of the Bengal officers. He married twice and his second and only surviving son, William Bentinck succeeded him. William Bentinck became the first governor-general of British occupied India in 1828 and from then he did significant social and educational reforms in India including the abolition of Sati, female infanticide and human sacrifice.

Looking at the option given:
Option a. William Bentinck is the correct option as he was the only surviving son of Amherst who succeeded him.
Option b. Lord Hastings became Governor-General of India on 11 November 1812. He won the Gurkha war against the kingdom of Gurkhas. He was succeeded by Alexander George Woodford. It is an incorrect option.
Option c. Lord Curzon was the viceroy of India who partitioned Bengal in 1905.
Option d is also incorrect.

Thus, The correct answer is Option A.

Note: In terms of reforms, William Bentinck passed the English education act in 1835 and also founded Calcutta Medical College, offering western medical education which was seen as the introduction of western science.