*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*The first Viceroy under Queen Victoria's proclaimation of 1858 Ans : Lord Canning *Doctrine of Lapse was officially withdrawn by Ans : Lord Canning *Doctrine of Lapse was officially withdrawn in Ans : 1859 *To protect the cultivators of Bengal from the oppression of the landlords, Lord Canning introduced Ans : Rent Act (1859) *Archaeological Survey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
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