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Which English Governor-General of India was murdered by a convict in the Andaman Islands?

  1. A
    Clive
  2. B
    Ripon
  3. C
    Mayo
  4. D
    Northbrooke

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Lord Mayo (Governor-General and Viceroy of India) was assassinated in 1872 at Port Blair in the Andaman Islands by Sher Ali Afridi, a Pathan convict, while Mayo was on an official inspection visit to the penal settlement.

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Which English Governor-General of India was murdered by a convict in the Andaman Islands?
A
Clive
B
Ripon
C
Mayo
D
Northbrooke

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