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Fill in the blanks:
The Governors-General during the First and Second Anglo-Maratha Wars were _____________ and ____________, respectively.
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Solution
The Governors-General during the First and Second Anglo-Maratha Wars were Warren Hastings and Lord Wellesley, respectively.
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