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Question
Choose the correct answer:
The First Anglo-Maratha War was fought during the Governor-Generalship of __________.
Options
Lord Cornwallis
Lord Wellesley
Warren Hastings
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Solution
The First Anglo-Maratha War was fought during the Governor-Generalship of Warren Hastings.
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