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Governors-General and Viceroys

The landmark policy or event of each tenure, from Warren Hastings to Mountbatten.

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Example 1 · level 1

Which Governor-General or Viceroy is best remembered for the Poona Pact between Gandhi and Ambedkar (1932)?

  1. Lord Willingdon
  2. Lord Minto (Minto II)
  3. Lord Chelmsford
  4. Lord Linlithgow
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  1. Lord Willingdon: the Poona Pact between Gandhi and Ambedkar (1932).
  2. Lord Minto (Minto II): the Morley-Minto Reforms (1909) (separate electorates for Muslims).
  3. Lord Chelmsford: the Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms (1919) (dyarchy in the provinces).
  4. Lord Linlithgow: the August Offer (1940).
  5. Source: https://ncert.nic.in/textbook.php

Answer: Lord Willingdon

Example 2 · level 2

Consider the following statements: 1. Lord Dalhousie is best remembered for the Doctrine of Lapse and the first railway line (1853). 2. Lord Willingdon is best remembered for the Poona Pact between Gandhi and Ambedkar (1932). Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 only
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2
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  1. Statement 1 is correct: Lord Dalhousie: the Doctrine of Lapse and the first railway line (1853) (the railway ran from Bombay to Thane).
  2. Statement 2 is correct: Lord Willingdon: the Poona Pact between Gandhi and Ambedkar (1932).
  3. Source: https://ncert.nic.in/textbook.php

Answer: Both 1 and 2

Example 3 · level 3

Consider the following pairs (Governor-General or Viceroy : Landmark of the tenure): 1. Lord Canning : the Revolt of 1857 2. Lord Mountbatten : the 3 June Plan for partition (1947) 3. Lord Wavell : the August Offer (1940) How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

  1. Only one pair
  2. Only two pairs
  3. All three pairs
  4. None of the pairs
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  1. Pair 1 is correct: Lord Canning: the Revolt of 1857 (he became the first Viceroy in 1858).
  2. Pair 2 is correct: Lord Mountbatten: the 3 June Plan for partition (1947).
  3. Pair 3 is wrong: Lord Wavell is not the August Offer (1940). Lord Wavell: the Simla Conference (1945).
  4. So 2 of the 3 pairs are correctly matched.
  5. Source: https://ncert.nic.in/textbook.php

Answer: Only two pairs

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