■ VICEROYS OF INDIA

*1856 - 62 - Lord Canning
*1862 - 63 - Lord Elgin
*1864 - 69 - Sir John Lawrence
*1869 - 72 - Lord Mayo
*1872 - 76 - Lord North Brook
*1876 - 80 - Lord Lytton
*1880 - 84 - Lord Rippon
*1884 - 88 - Lord Dufferin
*1888 - 94 - Lord Lansdowne
*1894 - 99 - Lord Elgin II
*1899 - 1905 - Lord Curzon
*1905 - 10 - Lord Minto
*1910 - 16 - Lord Hardinge II
*1916 - 21 - Lord Chelmsford
*1921 - 26 - Lord Reading
*1926 - 31 - Lord Irwin
*1931 - 36 - Lord Willington
*1936 - 43 - Lord Linlithgow
*1943 - 47 - Lord Wavell
*March 1947 August 1948 - Lord Mount Batten
*1948 -1950 - C.Rajagopalachari

INTRODUCED BY LORD CANNING

*Rent Act (1859)
*The Indian Penal Code (1860)
*The Indian High Court Act (1861)
*Indian Council Act (1861)

LORD CANNING (1856 - 1862)

*The rule of East India Company ended in 1858 
*The title Governor General was changed to Viceroy by the
Ans : Act for the better Government I of India
*Last Governor General of British India Lord Canning 
*First Viceroy of British India Lord Canning
*The first Viceroy under Queen Victoria's proclaimation of 1858
Ans : Lord Canning
*Doctrine of Lapse was officially withdrawn by
Ans : Lord Canning
*Doctrine of Lapse was officially withdrawn in
Ans : 1859
*To protect the cultivators of Bengal from the oppression of the landlords, Lord Canning introduced
Ans : Rent Act (1859)
*Archaeological Survey of India (1861) was established by
Ans : Lord Canning
*The Universities of Calcutta, Bombay and Madras (1857) were established by
Ans : Lord Canning
*Income Tax in India was introduced by 
Ans : Lord Canning
*Portfolio system (1861) was Introduced by 
Ans : Lord Canning
*The Viceroy who enacted the Indian code of Criminal procedure (IPC) was
Ans : Lord Canning
*The Mughal Emperor who was sent to Rangoon (Burma) in 1858 by Lord Canning
Ans : Bahadur Shah II
*The British started tea and coffee plantations in India during the period of
Ans : Lord Canning
*Slave Trade in India was declared as illegal by
Ans : Lord Canning
*India's first Budget was presented by
Ans : James Wilson (1860)
*Indian Council Act of 1861 was passed by
Ans : Lord Canning
*James Wilson presented the first Budget during the period of
Ans : Lord Canning 
*The people of india (between 1868 and 1875)' is a photographic study of native indian people was conceived by
Ans : Lord Canning
*The Viceroy during the period of Indigo revolt in Bengal (1859 - 1860)
Ans : Lord Canning
*Dinabandhu Mitra written 'Nil Darpon' during the period of Indigo revolt in Bengal (1859 - 1860)
*"White Mutiny" in English East India Company took place (1859) during the tenure of
Ans : Lord Canning

LORD ELGIN (1862 - 63)

*The Viceroy who served for a shortest period in India
Ans : Lord Elgin
*The person known as the 'Governor General of the Province of Canada'
Ans : Lord Elgin
*The Viceroy who established Highcourts at Calcutta,Bombay and Madras in 1862
Ans : Lord Elgin
*The 'Wahabis Movement ' was suppressed by 
Ans : Lord Elgin

SIR JOHN LAWRENCE (1864-69)

*The Viceroy of India during the famine of Odisha
Ans : Sir John Lawrence
*The Indian Forest Department in 1867 was established by
Ans : Sir John Lawrence

■ SIR JOHN LAWRENCE IS KNOWN AS

The Saviour of India  
The Saviour of Punjab  
The Organizer of Victory

*Scholarship scheme in 1868 was introduced by
Ans : Sir John Lawrence
*The Telegraph Communication between India and Europe was established by
Ans : Sir John Lawrence
*A policy of rigid non-interference in Afghanistan called the policy of masterly inactivity was followed by
Ans : Sir John Lawrence

LORD MAYO (1869 - 72)

*Wahabis and Kuka movements were active during his viceroyalty of
Ans : Lord Mayo 
*The Viceroy known as the financial decentralization of India
Ans : Lord Mayo
*The only Viceroy of India who was murdered
Ans : Lord Mayo
*Lord Mayo was murdered by 
Ans : Sher Ali
*Lord Mayo was murdered at 
Ans : Andaman Nicobar 
*Lord Mayo was murdered on 
Ans : February 8,1872
*First Census in India was introduced by
Ans : Lord Mayo (1872)
*First regular Census was organised by
Ans : Lord Ripon (1881)
 *First regular Census was conducted in independent India in 
Ans : 1951 

DURING THE OF MAYO

*Statistical Survey of India was organised
*Department of Agriculture andCommerce was created 
*Railway in Public Sector was started State railways was started
*First comprehensive census in India (1872) was conducted 
*Sales department in India for the first time was introduced
*Financial decentralization in India (1870) was promulgated
*The Indian Evidence Act (1872) was passed
*The Rajkot College at Kathiawar and Mayo College at Ajmeer were established

LORD NORTH BROOK (1872-76)

*The Kuka revolt of Punjab broke out during the period of
Ans : Lord North Brook
*The Viceroy who was the believer of free trade
Ans : Lord North Brook
*The Viceroy who lowered the import duty and abolished export duties on many commodities
Ans : Lord North Brook
*The Prince of Wales Edward VII visited India during the time of
Ans : Lord North Brook

LORD LYTTON (1876-80)

*The Viceroy known as 'Viceroy of Reverse Character'
Ans : Lord Lytton
*The Viceroy known by the pen name 'Owen Meredith'
Ans : Lord Lytton
*Second Anglo-Afghan war (1878) was held during the period of Lord Lytton
*The Viceroy at the time of the formation of Indian Association
Ans : Lord Lytton
*'Lucile' was a verse novel written by 
Ans : Lord Lytton
*The Viceroy who organised a Royal Durbar in Delhi (1877)
Ans : Lord Lytton
*Uniform Salt Law was introduced by 
Ans : Lord Lytton
*The famine Commission under Richard Strachey was appointed by 
Ans : Lord Lytton
*Viceroy when the Mohammadan Anglo Oriental College at Aligarh was started 
Ans : Lord Lytton
*The Viceroy who lowered the age limit (from 21 to 19 years) of Civil Service 
Ans : Lord Lytton
*Civil Service Agitation (1877) was held during the period of'
Ans : Lord Lytton

LORD RIPON (1880-84)

*introduced separate civil service exams for Indians 
*passed Royal titles act of 1876 .
*passed Deccan Agriculturists Relief Act Of 1879 (DARA)
*passed Vernacular press act (1878) and Arms Act (1878)
*organised the grand Durbar in 1877 to decorate 
*Queen Victoria give title of Kaiser-I-Hind'
*started Statutory Civil Service
*The Viceroy considered the father of Local self Government in India 
Ans : Lord Ripon
*The bill which allowed Indian Judges to trial the British
Ans : Ilbert Bill
*The Viceroy who passed Ilbert Bill in 1883 
Ans : Lord Ripon
*The Viceroy who resigned due to the Ilbert Bill controversy 
Ans : Lord Ripon
*Vernacular Press Act was cancelled by 
Ans : Lord Ripon
*The act which restricted child labour 
Ans : Factory Act (1881) 

During the reign of Lord Ripon:

*First factory act was- passed 
*Agricultural Department was re-organised
*Hunter Commission (Education Commission) was appointed
*First official Census was conducted
*The age limit of Civil Service was,raised from 19 to 21
*Public Service Commission was introduced 
*The Viceroy known as 'The popular viceroy' 
Ans : Lord Ripon 
*The Viceroy who took great interest in the welfare of the peasants and workers 
Ans : Lord Ripon
*The period of Lord Ripon is known as Gladstonian Era

LORD DUFFERIN (1884 - 88)

*To study Indian Civil Service Aitchison Commission (Public Service Commission) which was appointed by 
Ans : Lord Dufferin 
*Public Service Commission was led by Sir Charles Aitchison 
*Indian National Congress was formed (1885) during the period of 
Ans : Lord Dufferin
*The Secretary of State for India when Indian National Congress was formed 
Ans : Lord Cross
*The Viceroy who stated that 'Congress is a microscopic minority'
Ans : Lord Dufferin
*Bengal Tenancy Act (1885) Was passed during.the period of 
Ans : Lord Dufferin
*The Viceroy during the period of third Anglo Burmese War .
Ans : Lord Dufferin

LORD LANSDOWNE (1888-94)

*Second Factory Act (1891) was passed during the period of
Ans : Lord Lansdowne
*A weekly holiday and stipulated working hours for women'and children were introduced in
Ans : Second Factory Act
*Durand Commission to define the line between British India and Afghanistan was appointed by
Ans : Lord Lansdowne
*Durand Commission was led by 
Ans : Mortimer Durand 
*Second Indian Council Act of 1892 was passed during the period of Lord Lansdowne 
*The Viceroy who separated Indian Civil Service as imperial, Provincial and Subordinate by
Ans : Lord Lansdowne

LORD ELGIN II (1894-99)

*The Viceroy known as Lord Bruce Lord 
Ans : Elgin II
*The Commission appointed to study the great famine of Rajasthan (1896-97) during the period of 
Ans : Lord Elgin II  (Lyall Commission)
*The bubonic plague which was broken out in India (1896) during the period of 
Ans : Lord Elgin II

LORD CURZON (1899-1905)

*The Viceroy known as the Aurangazeb of British India
Ans : Lord Curzon
*First Viceroy of India to visit Travancore (1900)
Ans : Lord Curzon 
*The Viceroy who described Alappuzha as the 'Venice of the East'
Ans : Lord Curzon
*Second Ezhava Memorial was submitted to
Ans : Lord Curzon (1900)
*The Viceroy when the Queen Victoria of Britain died (1901)
Ans : Lord Curzon
*The Viceroy who appointed University Education Commission (1902)
Ans : Lord Curzon
*To bring the Universities under control, Lord Curzon appointed
Ans : Raleigh Commission
*Lord Curzon appointed Raleigh Commission under the leadership of
Ans : Sir Thomas Raliegh in 1902
*Indian Universities Act (1904), Indian Coinage and Paper Currency Act were passed during the period of
Ans : Lord Curzon
*Ancient Monument Act and Official Secrets Act were passed in
Ans : 1904
*Archaelogical Department was founded by Lord Curzon under the leadership of
Ans : John Marshal
*The Police Commission appointed by Lord Curzon to study the police administration of every province in India
Ans : Sir Andrew Frazer
*Partition of Bengal was made in
Ans : July 20,1905
*As part of Partition of Bengal, Bengal was divided into two namely
Ans : Eastern Bengal and Assam and Rest of Bengal (Western Part)
*The Viceroy who took action to renovate Taj Mahal
Ans : Lord Curzon
*The author of the book 'Life of Lord Curzon' was written by
Ans : Ronald Shay
*The Viceroy behind the partition of Bengal in 1905 
Ans : Lord Curzon
*Partition of Bengal was cancelled in 1911 by
Ans : Lord Hardinge II
*During the period of Lord Curzon Railway Board was formed in
Ans : 1904
*Railways was separated from the Public Works Department by
Ans : Lord Curzon
*The railway commission appointed by Lord Curzon under the Chairmanship of
Ans : Sir Thomas Robertson
*PUSA Agricultural Institute was set up by
Ans : Lord Curzon
*Criminal Investigation Department (CID) was formed by
Ans : Lord Curzon
*Imperial Cadet Crops (1901) was set up by
Ans : Lord Curzon

QUOTES OF LORD CURZON

*"My ancestors conqured India with gun and sword. Using the both, I will rule this country"
* "I came to India to help the peaceful death of congress"

LORD MINTO II (1905 - 1910)

*The Viceroy when the Partition of Bengal came into force (October 16, 1905)
Ans : Lord Minto II
*. Father of Community Constituencies in India
Ans : Lord Minto II
*The Viceroy when Khudiram Bose was hanged to death
Ans : Lord Minto II
*Muslim League was formed at Dhaka in 1906 during the period of
Ans : Lord Minto II
*Bal Gangadhar Tilak was exiled to Burma during the period of
Ans : Lord Minto II
*Indian councils Act of 1909, popularly known as
Ans : Minto-Morley Reforms
*The Viceroy, who established Communal Reservation first in British India (Minto- Morley Reforms)
Ans : Lord Minto II

LORD HARDINGE II (1910-16)

*The Viceroy who repealed the Partition of Bengal
Ans : Lord Hardinge II
*The British Viceroy who shifted India's capital from Calcutta to Delhi (1911)
Ans : Lord Hardinge II
*George V visited India during the period of
Ans : Lord Hardinge II
*The Viceroy who summoned the third Royal Durbar
Ans : Lord Hardinge II
*The only Royal Durbar in which a Sovereign, George V attended 
Ans : 3rd Royal Durbar
*Third Royal Durbar was held in 
Ans : 1911
*Lord Hardinge II created a separate state of Bihar and Orissa from Bengal in
Ans : 1911
*The Viceroy at the time of Delhi conspiracy case of 1912
Ans : Lord Hardinge II
*First World War was started in
Ans : 1914
*Defence of India act was passed in
Ans : 1915
*Gandhiji came back to India from South Africa during the Viceroy of (1915) 
Ans : Lord Hardinge II
*The revolutionary leader who tried to kill Lord Hardinge II
Ans : Rash Behari Bose

LORD CHELMSFORD (1916-21)

*The Viceroy who implemented diarchy in Indian Provinces
Ans : Lord Chelmsford
*The Commission appointed by Lord Chelmsford to inquire into the conditions and prospects of the University of Calcutta
*The Extremists and Moderates joined together at Lucknow INC Session (1916) during the period of
Ans : Lord Chelmsford
*Govt of India Act of 1919 was passed by
Ans : Lord Chelmsford
*Govt of India Act of 1919 was otherwise known as 
Ans : Rowlact Act
*Jalianwalabagh Massacre was held on 
Ans : April 13,1919
*The commission appointed by Lord Chelmsford to investigate Jalianwalabagh Incident
Ans : John Hunter Commission , Sadler Commission
*Women University at Poona and Banaras Hindu University in UP at Lucknow (1916) were established by
Ans : Lord Chelmsford
*Chamber of Princes was established by
Ans : Lord Chelmsford
*August Declaration of. 1917 by Annie Besant was during the period of
Ans : Lord Chelmsford
*Khilafat Movement was held in
Ans : 1919
*Non-cooperation Movement was in
Ans : 1920

LORD READING (1921-26)

*The only Jewish Viceroy of India
Ans : Lord Reading
*August Declaration - Annie Besant (1917)
* August offer (1940) -  Linlithgow
*Devadasi System in India was abolished by
Ans : Lord Reading
*The Commission appointed by Lord Reading which led to the establishment of RBI
Ans : Hilton Young Commission
*The Committee appointed by Lord Reading in 1921 which recommended the separation of Railway budget from General Budget
Ans : Acworth Committee
*Rowlatt Act was repealed by
Ans : Lord Reading (1922)
*Chauri-Chaura Incident of 1922 was held at Uttar Pradesh during the reign of
Ans : Lord Reading
*The Inter University Board (IUB) of India was formed in
Ans : 1925
*Viceroy of India when the Moplah rebellion broken out in Malabar
Ans : Lord Reading
*Foundation of Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sang (RSS) was formed during the period of
Ans : Lord Reading
*UPSC was set up during the Viceroyalty of
Ans : Lord Reading

LORD IRWIN (1926-31)

*The Viceroy popularly known as the Christian Viceroy 
ans:Lord Irwin
*The Viceroy also known as Holy Fox
Ans : Lord Irwin
*First occupant of Rashtrapati Bhavan
Ans : Lord Irwin
*Poorna swaraj resolution was passed during the reign of 
Ans : Lord Irwin
*Gandhi-Irwin pact was in the year 
Ans : 1931
*The act which prohibited marriage of girls below 14 and boys below 18 years of age ; 
ans:Sarada Act
*Sarada Act was passed in 1929
*The Viceroy who passed the Sarada Act 
Ans : Lord Irwin
*The Viceroy who appointed Indian State Commission
Ans : Lord Irwin
*Indian States Commission was led by 
Ans : Harcourt Butler

DURING THE PERIOD OF LORD IRWIN

*Simon commission arrived in Bombay in
Ans : 1928
*Lahore Congress (1929 December 31) was held during the period of
*Lord Reading 
*Declaration of Poorna Swaraj was during the period of 
Ans : Lord Irwin in  1929 
*Meerut conspiracy case was in 
Ans : 1929  
*Bhagath Singh, Raj Guru and Sukhdev were hanged to death on
Ans : March 23,1931

LORD WILLINGDON (1931 - 36) 

*The 2nd 3rd Round Table Conferences were held during the period of
Ans : Lord Willingdon
*Poona Pact was signed between Dr. B.R. Ambedkar and Gandhiji in 1932 during the period of
Ans : Lord Willingdon
*The Communal award was proclaimed by the British Prime Minister
Ans : Ramsay Macdonald 
*The Communal award was proclaimed on 
Ans : August 16,1932
*Indian Military Academy at Dehradun, an Officer training Academy of Indian Army was established in 1932 by 
Ans : Lord Willingdon
*The Viceroy of India when All India Kisan Sabha was formed
Ans : Lord Willingdon
*Govt of India Act of 1935 was passed by 
Ans : Lord Willingdon
*The Viceroy of India when RBI came into force
Ans : Lord Willingdon

LORD LINLITHGOW (1936 - 43)

*The longest serving Viceroy of India
Ans : Lord Linlithgow
*Burma was separated from India in 
Ans : 1937
*The Viceroy when Burma was separated from India
Ans : Lord Linlithgow
*Lord Linlithgow put forward the August Offer in
Ans : 1940
*Individual Satyagraha was started in 
Ans : 1940
*Quit India Movement was started in 
Ans : 1942
*Cripps Mission arrived in 1942 during the period of
Ans : Lord Linlithgow
*The Viceroy of India when Congress came into power in provinces
Ans : Lord Linlithgow

LORD WAVELL (1943-47)

*The Viceroy of India when Clement Attlee proclaimed independence to India
Ans : Lord Wavell
*The Viceroy when Indian Independence Act was passed
Ans : Lord Wavell
*Simla conference was held on Wavell Plan
Ans : 1945
*Cabinet Mission arrived India in
Ans : 1946
*The Viceroy during the formation of  Constituent Assembly on December 6,  1946
Ans : Lord Wavell
*Formation of Interim Government on
Ans : September 2,1946 . 
*The President of Interim Government 
Ans : Lord Wavell
*Royal Naval Mutiny was held in
Ans : 1946
*The viceroy when the Muslim League celebrated Direct Action Day in August 16, 1946
Ans : Lord Wavell

LORD MOUNTBATTEN (MARCH 1947 - AUGUST 1948)

*Lord Mountbatten was known as
Ans : Dickie or Nickey
*The Last Viceroy of British India
Ans : Lord Mountbatten
*First Governor General of Free India
Ans : Lord Mountbatten
*Last Act prepared by the British Parliament  for India
Ans : Indian Independence Act
*The Indian Independence Act was  prepared by
Ans : Lord Mountbatten
*The plan which recommended the partition of India
Ans : June 3rd plan/Mountbatten plan
*The plan to make India free on August 15, 1947
Ans : June 3rd plan/Mountbatten plan
*The partition of India and Pakistan is known as
Ans : Balcon Plan or Dickie bird plan 
*Mountbatten was assassinated by Irish Republican Army in 
Ans : 1979
*Lord Mount Batten called Gandhi as 
Ans : One Man Army

C.RAJAGOPALACHARI (1948  - 1950)

*The only Indian Governor General of India 
Ans : C.Rajagopalachari
*The Second Governor General of Free India
Ans : C.Rajagopalachari 
*Last Governor General of India 
Ans : C.Rajagopalachari
*First Indian ruler who occupied the Vice Regal Palace
Ans : C.Rajagopalachari