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List of Viceroys - British Rule & Colonial Era (1757-1947)
For List of Viceroys - British Rule & Colonial Era (1757-1947), which option correctly gives the "Ripon local self-government"?
A. Lord Canning
B. Lord Ripon
C. Lord Chelmsford
D. Lord Curzon
Correct Answer: B
Ripon local self-government: Lord Ripon. Ripon's 1882 local government resolution promoted elected local bodies.
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List of Viceroys - British Rule & Colonial Era (1757-1947)
For List of Viceroys - British Rule & Colonial Era (1757-1947), which option correctly gives the "Mountbatten plan"?
A. Lord Hardinge II
B. Lord Mountbatten
C. Lord Irwin
D. Lord Canning
Correct Answer: B
Mountbatten plan: Lord Mountbatten. The plan for partition and transfer of power was announced on 3 June 1947.
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List of Viceroys - British Rule & Colonial Era (1757-1947)
For List of Viceroys - British Rule & Colonial Era (1757-1947), which option correctly gives the "Wavell"?
A. Lord Mountbatten
B. Lord Wavell
C. Lord Canning
D. Lord Curzon
Correct Answer: B
Wavell: Lord Wavell. Lord Wavell proposed reconstituting the Executive Council and convened the Simla Conference.
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List of Viceroys - British Rule & Colonial Era (1757-1947)
For List of Viceroys - British Rule & Colonial Era (1757-1947), which option correctly gives the "Cripps period"?
A. Lord Minto II
B. Lord Linlithgow
C. Lord Willingdon
D. Lord Lytton
Correct Answer: B
Cripps period: Lord Linlithgow. The Cripps Mission arrived during Linlithgow's long viceroyalty.
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List of Viceroys - British Rule & Colonial Era (1757-1947)
For List of Viceroys - British Rule & Colonial Era (1757-1947), which option correctly gives the "Linlithgow"?
A. Lord Curzon
B. Lord Mountbatten
C. Lord Lytton
D. Lord Linlithgow
Correct Answer: D
Linlithgow: Lord Linlithgow. Lord Linlithgow's unilateral declaration intensified political conflict.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
List of Viceroys - British Rule & Colonial Era (1757-1947)
For List of Viceroys - British Rule & Colonial Era (1757-1947), which option correctly gives the "Willingdon"?
A. Lord Willingdon
B. Lord Canning
C. Lord Linlithgow
D. Lord Minto II
Correct Answer: A
Willingdon: Lord Willingdon. Lord Willingdon served from 1931 to 1936.
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List of Viceroys - British Rule & Colonial Era (1757-1947)
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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List of Viceroys - British Rule & Colonial Era (1757-1947)
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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List of Viceroys - British Rule & Colonial Era (1757-1947)
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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List of Viceroys - British Rule & Colonial Era (1757-1947)
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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List of Viceroys - British Rule & Colonial Era (1757-1947)
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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List of Viceroys - British Rule & Colonial Era (1757-1947)
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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List of Viceroys - British Rule & Colonial Era (1757-1947)
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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List of Viceroys - British Rule & Colonial Era (1757-1947)
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.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
List of Viceroys - British Rule & Colonial Era (1757-1947)
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.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
List of Viceroys - British Rule & Colonial Era (1757-1947)
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.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
List of Viceroys - British Rule & Colonial Era (1757-1947)
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.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
List of Viceroys - British Rule & Colonial Era (1757-1947)
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.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
List of Viceroys - British Rule & Colonial Era (1757-1947)
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.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
List of Viceroys - British Rule & Colonial Era (1757-1947)
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.