Which British Governor – General of India formally annexed Odisha into the British empire?

Answer & Explanation

Correct answer: (C) Lord Wellesley

• Lord Wellesley, who served as Governor-General from 1798 to 1805, formally annexed Odisha into the British Empire in 1803 during the Second Anglo-Maratha War.
• On 17 December 1803, Raghoji II Bhonsle of Nagpur signed the Treaty of Deogaon with the British East India Company and ceded the province of Cuttack, which included coastal Odisha, Balasore port, and parts of Western Odisha. The British had captured Balasore on 22 September 1803 under Captain Morgan.