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| Q. |
The only Viceroy to be assassinated in India was - |
| A. | Lord Harding |
| B. | Lord Northbrook |
| C. | Lord Ellenborough |
| D. | Lord Mayo |
| Answer» D. Lord Mayo | |
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Explanation: Lord May, the viceroy of India during 1869-1872 was assassinated by Sher Ali Afridi, an Afridi Pathan convict at Port Blair in the Andaman Islands on 8 February 1972. His murderer appeared to be motivated only by a sense of injustice at his own imprisonment, andhad resolved to kill a high-ranking colonial official. |
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