At a time when empires in Europe were crumbling before the might of Napoleon, which one of the following Governors-General kept the British flag flying high in India?
A
Warren Hastings
B
Lord Wellesley
C
Lord Hastings
D
Lord Cornwallis
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Correct option is D. Lord Hastings
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