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For List of Viceroys - British Rule & Colonial Era (1757-1947), which option correctly gives the "Gandhi-Irwin pact"?
A. Lord Wavell
B. Lord Willingdon
C. Lord Ripon
D. Lord Irwin
Correct Answer: D
Gandhi-irwin pact: Lord Irwin. The pact paved the way for Gandhi's participation in the Second Round Table Conference.
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For List of Viceroys - British Rule & Colonial Era (1757-1947), which option correctly gives the "Irwin declaration"?
A. Lord Irwin
B. Lord Wavell
C. Lord Linlithgow
D. Lord Canning
Correct Answer: A
Irwin declaration: Lord Irwin. The Irwin Declaration of 1929 stated dominion status as the natural issue of constitutional progress.
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For List of Viceroys - British Rule & Colonial Era (1757-1947), which option correctly gives the "Chelmsford reforms"?
A. Lord Willingdon
B. Lord Chelmsford
C. Lord Canning
D. Lord Lytton
Correct Answer: B
Chelmsford reforms: Lord Chelmsford. The Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms were enacted in 1919.
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For List of Viceroys - British Rule & Colonial Era (1757-1947), which option correctly gives the "Minto reforms"?
A. Lord Minto II
B. Lord Willingdon
C. Lord Mountbatten
D. Lord Irwin
Correct Answer: A
Minto reforms: Lord Minto II. The Indian Councils Act 1909 is known as the Morley-Minto Reforms.
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For List of Viceroys - British Rule & Colonial Era (1757-1947), which option correctly gives the "partition Bengal"?
A. Lord Lytton
B. Lord Curzon
C. Lord Hardinge II
D. Lord Ripon
Correct Answer: B
Partition bengal: Lord Curzon. Lord Curzon's government partitioned Bengal in 1905.
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For List of Viceroys - British Rule & Colonial Era (1757-1947), which option correctly gives the "capital shift viceroy"?
A. Lord Ripon
B. Lord Hardinge II
C. Lord Linlithgow
D. Lord Wavell
Correct Answer: B
Capital shift viceroy: Lord Hardinge II. The capital shift was announced at the Delhi Durbar of 1911 under Lord Hardinge II.
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For List of Viceroys - British Rule & Colonial Era (1757-1947), which option correctly gives the "first viceroy"?
A. Lord Canning
B. Lord Hardinge II
C. Lord Mountbatten
D. Lord Lytton
Correct Answer: A
First viceroy: Lord Canning. Lord Canning served as the first Viceroy after the Government of India Act 1858.
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Which Viceroy held office during the Second Anglo-Afghan War and the Vernacular Press Act of 1878?
A. Lord Linlithgow
B. Lord Lytton
C. Lord Mountbatten
D. Lord Canning
Correct Answer: B
Lord Lytton's viceroyalty included the Vernacular Press Act and Afghan war.
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Which Viceroy is often called the father of local self-government in British India?
A. Lord Mountbatten
B. Lord Ripon
C. Lord Willingdon
D. Lord Irwin
Correct Answer: B
Ripon's 1882 local government resolution promoted elected local bodies.
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Which Viceroy proposed the Wavell Plan in 1945?
A. Lord Willingdon
B. Lord Wavell
C. Lord Hardinge II
D. Lord Mountbatten
Correct Answer: B
Lord Wavell proposed reconstituting the Executive Council and convened the Simla Conference.
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Which Viceroy was in office when the Cripps Mission came to India in 1942?
A. Lord Curzon
B. Lord Minto II
C. Lord Linlithgow
D. Lord Mountbatten
Correct Answer: C
The Cripps Mission arrived during Linlithgow's long viceroyalty.
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Which Viceroy declared India at war with Germany in 1939 without consulting Indian elected leaders?
A. Lord Ripon
B. Lord Wavell
C. Lord Linlithgow
D. Lord Willingdon
Correct Answer: C
Lord Linlithgow's unilateral declaration intensified political conflict.
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Which Viceroy served during the later Round Table Conference period and much of the Civil Disobedience repression?
A. Lord Linlithgow
B. Lord Wavell
C. Lord Ripon
D. Lord Willingdon
Correct Answer: D
Lord Willingdon served from 1931 to 1936.
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Which Viceroy signed the Gandhi-Irwin Pact in 1931?
A. Lord Lytton
B. Lord Willingdon
C. Lord Chelmsford
D. Lord Irwin
Correct Answer: D
The pact paved the way for Gandhi's participation in the Second Round Table Conference.
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Which Viceroy issued the 1929 declaration recognizing dominion status as the goal of British policy?
A. Lord Curzon
B. Lord Irwin
C. Lord Hardinge II
D. Lord Wavell
Correct Answer: B
The Irwin Declaration of 1929 stated dominion status as the natural issue of constitutional progress.
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Which Viceroy is associated with the Government of India Act 1919 reforms?
A. Lord Chelmsford
B. Lord Canning
C. Lord Lytton
D. Lord Willingdon
Correct Answer: A
The Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms were enacted in 1919.
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Which Viceroy is associated with the Morley-Minto Reforms of 1909?
A. Lord Curzon
B. Lord Minto II
C. Lord Chelmsford
D. Lord Canning
Correct Answer: B
The Indian Councils Act 1909 is known as the Morley-Minto Reforms.
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Which Viceroy carried out the Partition of Bengal in 1905?
A. Lord Mountbatten
B. Lord Canning
C. Lord Curzon
D. Lord Ripon
Correct Answer: C
Lord Curzon's government partitioned Bengal in 1905.
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Under which Viceroy was the transfer of the imperial capital from Calcutta to Delhi announced in 1911?
A. Lord Wavell
B. Lord Mountbatten
C. Lord Hardinge II
D. Lord Irwin
Correct Answer: C
The capital shift was announced at the Delhi Durbar of 1911 under Lord Hardinge II.
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Who became the first Viceroy of India after the Crown assumed rule in 1858?
A. Lord Irwin
B. Lord Lytton
C. Lord Canning
D. Lord Mountbatten
Correct Answer: C
Lord Canning served as the first Viceroy after the Government of India Act 1858.