alleryWho chiefly coordinated the impeachment of Warren Hastings?
ALord North
BPhilip Francis
CLord Cornwallis
DEdmund Burke
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Edmund Burke
1. The trial began in 1788 and ended in acquittal in 1795.
2. It was chiefly coordinated by Edmund Burke.
3. Philip Francis was Hastings's rival on the council but not the chief organiser of the trial.
_Source: Wikipedia, Company rule in India, Regulation of Company rule_
Keep practising Company rule in India
Browse all Company rule in India questions for CTET, or explore more Social Studies topics.
Related questions
What did Siraj-ud-Daulah order the British and French to stop in 1756?Which Dutch defeat in 1759 left the British dominant among European powers in Bengal?Which French trading station in Bengal did the French company hold besides Pondicherry?The Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle in 1748 forced Dupleix to give which city back to the BritisWhich French governor general overturned the Madras ransom deal of 1746?Robert Clive seized which Carnatic capital in 1751 with a small force?Which 1856 law gave legal safeguards to remarrying Hindu widows?Which of the three presidency universities was established first, in January 1857?