Who was the 1st Governor-General / Viceroy to be assassinated in India?

Who was the 1st Governor-General / Viceroy to be assassinated in India?

  • (a) Lord Cornwallis
  • (b) Lord Minto
  • (c) Lord Mayo
  • (d) Lord Dufferin
Lord Mayo has the unfortunate distinction of being the only Viceroy of India to be assassinated during his tenure. He was assassinated by a gunshot on February 8, 1872, by Sher Ali Afridi, a convicted prisoner at the penal settlement at Port Blair in the Andaman Islands.
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