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Q. Which among the following was/were related to Governor-General William Bentinck:
  1. Regulation XVII
  2. Committee of Public Instruction
  3. Macaulay’s Minute
  4. Presidency of Agra
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Answer: 1, 2, 3 and 4
Notes: The presidency of Agra was established on 14 November 1834 under the provisions of Government of India Act 1833. Sir C. T. Metcalfe was appointed as the new Governor for the Presidency. However, in 1835 another Act of Parliament renamed the region to the North-Western Provinces, this time to be administered by a Lieutenant-Governor. Presidency ceased to exist on 1 June 1836.
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