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LORD CANNING (1856-1862)

• First Viceroy and last Governor General of India. And withdraw Doctrine of
Lapse
• Revolt of 1857 is took place. Rule of East India Company replaced by rule of
crown in 1858 and Queen Victoria proclamation was read by Lord canning at
Allahabad
• The Universities of Madras Calcutta and Bombay were established in 1857
• Indian Penal Code – 1860 and Indian council act 1861

LORD ELGIN
Establishment of Calcutta High Court Bombay High Court and Madras High
Court in 1862
LORD JOHN LAWRENCE (1864-1869)
• Indian Forest Department was created

LORD MAYO (1869-1862)

• Establishment of statistical survey of India and for the first time in Indian
history a census was held in 1872
First census was conducted in India non-synchronously in different parts.
• Department of Agriculture and commerce was established. Financial
decentralization process started in India
• He was the only viceroy to be murdered in office. He was assassinated in
Andamans in 1872

LORD LYTTON
• Royal Titles Act of 1876. And the Assumption of the title of empress of India
by Queen Victoria
• Vernacular Press Act and Arms Act of 1878
• Appointment of first famine commission in 1878
• Lord Lytton known as the viceroy of reverse character

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LORD RIPPON (1880-1884)

• First Factory Act of 1881
• The first synchronous census in India was held in 1881
• Local Self Government was introduced in 1882 .Lord Rippon called the
founding father of local self-government
• Division finances of the centre in 1882
• Hunter commission on Education to improve the primary and secondary
education
• Ilbert Bill Controversy
• Negotiable Instruments Act (1881)
• Repeal of the Vernacular Press Act (1882)

LORD DUFFERIN (1884-88)

• Third Burmese War (1885-86)
• Foundation of Indian National Congress in 1885

LORD LANDSDOWNE (1888-94)

• Factory Act of 1891 granted weekly holidays and stipulated working hours
• Division of Civil services into Imperial, Provincial and Subordinate services
• Indian councils Act of 1892
Appointment of Durand Commission and its defined the Durand line between
India (now in Pakistan) and Afghanistan in 1893

LORD CURZON (1899-1905)

• Ancient Monuments Preservation Act of 1904.
• The Archaeological survey of India was established
• Establishment of Agriculture research Institute at Pusa in Bihar
• Partition of Bengal in 1905
• Appointment of Raleigh Commission to suggest reform regarding
universities

LORD MINTO (1905-10)

• Swadeshi movements-1905

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• Surat session and Split in the congress-1907

• Minto Morley reforms-1909
• Formation of Muslim League in 1906

LORD HARDINGE (1910-16)

• Transfer of imperial capital Calcutta to Delhi
• Foundation of Hindu Mahasabha in 1915 by Madan Mohan Malaviya

LORD CHELMFORD (1916 -21)

• Gandhi returned to India and founded Sabarmati Ashram in 1916
• Champaran satyagraha in 1917 at chamaparan district of Bihar
• Home Rule leagues -1916
• Luknow pact and reunion of congress in 1916
• The August Declaration of 1917
• Rowlatt Act 1919 and Jallian Walla Bagh Massacre (13 April 1919)
• Khilafat Movement 1919 and Non-cooperation movement started in 1920

LORD READING (1921-26)

• Chauri-Chaura incident on 5th Feb 1922
• Formation of Swaraj party by C.R.Das Motilal Nehru in 1923
• Foundation of Rastriya Swayam Sevak Sangh (RSS) by K.B.Hedgewar
(1925)
• Repeal of Rowlatt Act

LORD IRWIN (1926-31)

Simon commission visited India in 1927.
• Dandi march-1930
• Civil disobedience movement-1930
• First Round Table Conference was held 1930. Chaired by then British Prime
Minister, Ramsay MacDonald
• Gandhi Irwin pact 1931
• In Lahore session 1929, Congress passed the Poorna Swaraj resolution

LORD WILLINGDON (1931-36)

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• Second Round Table conference in 1931 and Third Round Table conference
in 1932
• Poona pact between Gandhi and Ambedkar in1932
• Foundation of Socialist Party by Acharya Narendra Dev and Jai Prakash
Narayan in 1934
• Govt. of India Act 1935 Passed

LORD LINLITHGOW (1936-43)

• Cripps Mission – 1942
• Quit India movement - 8th August 1942
• Formation of Forward Block by on May 3, 1939 by Netaji Subhas Chandra
Bose
• August offer by Lord Linlithgow in 1940 and congress rejected this offer at
its meeting at Wardha in august 1940

LORD WAVELL (1943-47)

• Cabinet Mission – 1946
• The first meeting of the Constituent Assembly was held on 9th December
1946

LORD MOUNTBATTEN (1947)

• He is the last viceroy of India and the first governor general of free India
• Partition of India and Independence
• Indian independence act 1947 by British parliament on 4th July 1947

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Who was the first Viceroy of India?

a) Lord Canning
b) Lord Curzon
c) Lord Dalhousie
d) Lord Mountbatten

Solution: a) Lord Canning

Lord Curzon served as Viceroy of India during which period?

a) 1899-1905
b) 1876-1880
c) 1905-1910
d) 1916-1921

Solution: a) 1899-1905

Which Viceroy is known for the partition of Bengal in 1905?

a) Lord Mountbatten
b) Lord Curzon
c) Lord Dalhousie
d) Lord Chelmsford

Solution: b) Lord Curzon

The Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms were introduced during the Viceroyalty of

which British administrator?
a) Lord Mountbatten
b) Lord Curzon
c) Lord Dalhousie
d) Lord Chelmsford

Solution: d) Lord Chelmsford

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Lord Dalhousie is associated with which major railway project in India?

a) East Indian Railway
b) Konkan Railway
c) Darjeeling Himalayan Railway
d) Grand Trunk Road

Solution: a) East Indian Railway

Who served as the Viceroy of India during the Indian Rebellion of 1857?
a) Lord Canning
b) Lord Ripon
c) Lord Wellesley
d) Lord Minto

Solution: a) Lord Canning

Which Viceroy of India is known for the creation of the Indian National
Congress in 1885?
a) Lord Mountbatten
b) Lord Ripon
c) Lord Curzon
d) Lord Irwin

Solution: b) Lord Ripon

Lord Mountbatten served as the last Viceroy of India and oversaw the
process of Indian independence. In which year did he hold office?
a) 1936-1943
b) 1942-1947
c) 1947-1950
d) 1948-1952

Solution: c) 1947-1950

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Who among the following Viceroys of India is known for the introduction of the
Permanent Settlement in Bengal?
a) Lord Cornwallis
b) Lord Hastings
c) Lord Dalhousie
d) Lord Mayo

Solution: a) Lord Cornwallis

Lord Mountbatten played a crucial role in the partition of India and the
creation of which two countries?
a) India and Pakistan
b) India and Bangladesh
c) India and Sri Lanka
d) India and Myanmar

Solution: a) India and Pakistan

The Simon Commission, which was met with widespread protests in India,
was appointed during the Viceroyalty of:
a) Lord Irwin
b) Lord Reading
c) Lord Lytton
d) Lord Willingdon

Solution: a) Lord Irwin

Lord Chelmsford served as the Viceroy of India during which major political
event in India?
a) Partition of Bengal
b) Indian Rebellion of 1857
c) Non-Cooperation Movement
d) Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms

Solution: d) Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms

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Lord Wellesley is known for his aggressive policies in India, including the
expansion of British territories through wars. Which state did he annex in
1799?
a) Punjab
b) Mysore
c) Awadh
d) Bihar

Solution: b) Mysore

The Viceroyalty of Lord Mayo is remembered for the establishment of the first
census in India. In which year did this census take place?
a) 1861
b) 1881
c) 1901
d) 1921

Solution: a) 1861

Lord Reading served as Viceroy of India during which major political event?
a) Non-Cooperation Movement
b) Quit India Movement
c) Swadeshi Movement
d) Khilafat Movement

Solution: b) Quit India Movement

Lord Minto is known for which significant event during his Viceroyalty?
a) Formation of the Indian National Congress
b) Partition of Bengal
c) Introduction of the Rowlatt Act
d) Formation of the Muslim League

Solution: d) Formation of the Muslim League

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Lord Ripon is considered a liberal Viceroy and introduced several reforms. He

is known for which significant reform?
a) Abolition of slavery in India
b) Introduction of the Vernacular Press Act
c) Implementation of the Doctrine of Lapse
d) Reduction of the age of consent for marriage

Solution: d) Reduction of the age of consent for marriage

The Viceroyalty of Lord Hardinge II is associated with which major event in

Indian history?
a) Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
b) Partition of Bengal
c) Rowlett Act
d) Formation of the All India Muslim League

Solution: a) Jallianwala Bagh Massacre

Lord Curzon is known for his administrative reforms in India, including the
establishment of the Archaeological Survey of India and the introduction of
which act?
a) Indian Councils Act of 1892
b) Government of India Act of 1919
c) Indian Councils Act of 1909
d) Rowlatt Act

Solution: c) Indian Councils Act of 1909

Lord Mayo was assassinated during his Viceroyalty. In which year did this
assassination take place?
a) 1864
b) 1872
c) 1881
d) 1894

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Solution: b) 1872

The Viceroyalty of Lord Wavell is associated with which major political event?
a) Partition of India
b) Quit India Movement
c) Swadeshi Movement
d) Khilafat Movement

Solution: a) Partition of India

Lord Reading is known for his efforts to reconcile the Hindus and Muslims in
India. He was instrumental in which significant pact between the two
communities?
a) Lucknow Pact
b) Gandhi-Irwin Pact
c) Morley-Minto Reforms
d) Delhi Pact

Solution: a) Lucknow Pact

Lord Lytton served as Viceroy of India during which major famine?

a) Great Famine of 1876-1878
b) Bengal Famine of 1943
c) Deccan Famine of 1876
d) Bihar Famine of 1873

Solution: a) Great Famine of 1876-1878

Lord Minto is associated with the partition of Bengal in 1905. Who was the
Viceroy of India when the partition was reversed in 1911?
a) Lord Chelmsford
b) Lord Curzon
c) Lord Hardinge II
d) Lord Irwin

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Solution: c) Lord Hardinge II

The Viceroyalty of Lord Irwin is associated with which major political event in
India?
a) Non-Cooperation Movement
b) Swadeshi Movement
c) Quit India Movement
d) Khilafat Movement

Solution: d) Khilafat Movement

Lord Wavell served as Viceroy of India during which crucial period in Indian
history?
a) World War I
b) World War II
c) Partition of India
d) Quit India Movement

Solution: b) World War II

Lord Willingdon served as Viceroy of India during which major political event?
a) Quit India Movement
b) Non-Cooperation Movement
c) Swadeshi Movement
d) Khilafat Movement

Solution: a) Quit India Movement

The Viceroyalty of Lord Bentinck is associated with which significant social

reform?
a) Abolition of sati
b) Abolition of slavery in India
c) Introduction of the Vernacular Press Act
d) Reduction of the age of consent for marriage

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Solution: a) Abolition of sati

Lord Auckland served as Viceroy of India during which major military conflict?
a) First Anglo-Afghan War
b) First Anglo-Sikh War
c) First Anglo-Maratha War
d) Second Anglo-Afghan War

Solution: a) First Anglo-Afghan War

Lord Hastings is known for his expansionist policies and the annexation of
which state?
a) Punjab
b) Mysore
c) Awadh
d) Bihar

Solution: a) Punjab

Lord Canning's Viceroyalty is associated with which significant event in Indian

history?
a) Indian Rebellion of 1857
b) Partition of Bengal
c) Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms
d) Introduction of the Rowlatt Act

Solution: a) Indian Rebellion of 1857

The Viceroyalty of Lord Ripon is remembered for which significant reform?

a) Abolition of slavery in India
b) Introduction of the Vernacular Press Act
c) Reduction of the age of consent for marriage
d) Introduction of the Indian Councils Act

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Solution: b) Introduction of the Vernacular Press Act

Lord Mayo is known for his policy of decentralization and the introduction of
which administrative reform?
a) Indian Councils Act of 1861
b) Indian Councils Act of 1892
c) Indian Councils Act of 1909
d) Government of India Act of 1919

Solution: a) Indian Councils Act of 1861

Lord Hardinge II served as Viceroy of India during which major political

event?
a) Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
b) Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms
c) Rowlatt Act
d) Partition of Bengal

Solution: a) Jallianwala Bagh Massacre

The Viceroyalty of Lord Curzon is associated with the establishment of which

significant institution?
a) Archaeological Survey of India
b) Indian National Congress
c) All India Muslim League
d) Indian Civil Service

Solution: a) Archaeological Survey of India

Lord Minto is known for his efforts to reconcile the Hindus and Muslims in
India. He was instrumental in which significant pact between the two
communities?
a) Lucknow Pact
b) Gandhi-Irwin Pact
c) Morley-Minto Reforms

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d) Delhi Pact

Solution: a) Lucknow Pact

Lord Lytton served as Viceroy of India during which major famine?

a) Great Famine of 1876-1878
b) Bengal Famine of 1943
c) Deccan Famine of 1877
d) Bihar Famine of 1873

Solution: a) Great Famine of 1876-1878

Lord Chelmsford served as Viceroy of India during which major political

event?
a) Partition of Bengal
b) Indian Rebellion of 1857
c) Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms
d) Introduction of the Rowlatt Act

Solution: c) Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms

Lord Irwin's Viceroyalty is associated with which significant event in Indian

history?
a) Non-Cooperation Movement
b) Quit India Movement
c) Swadeshi Movement
d) Khilafat Movement

Solution: a) Non-Cooperation Movement

Lord Wavell served as Viceroy of India during which crucial period in Indian
history?
a) World War I
b) World War II
c) Partition of India

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d) Quit India Movement

Solution: b) World War II

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