During whose Viceroyship did the High Courts come into existence

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During whose Viceroyship did the High Courts come into existence at the three presidential cities of Calcutta, Madras and Bombay?

1. Warren Hastings
2. Lord Cornwallis
3. John Lawrence
4. Lord Dalhousie

Correct Option: C

It was during the period of Lord Lawrence (1864 – 1869) that the three High Courts were established at Calcutta, Bombay and Madras in 1865. The Universities of Calcutta, Bombay and Madras were established in 1857 during the period of Lord Canning (1856 – 1862).