Question : Which Governor General of India started the Postal Service in India?
Option 1: Lord Canning
Option 2: Lord Cornwallis
Option 3: Lord Dalhousie
Option 4: Lord Warren Hastings
Correct Answer: Lord Warren Hastings
Solution : The correct answer is Lord Warren Hastings .
Warren Hastings initiated the accessibility of postal services to the public in March 1774 . Before this, the primary function of the postal system had been to cater to the business concerns of the East India Company. The advancement of the postal service was significantly influenced by its role in fulfilling the economic and political requirements of the governing authority.
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