Governors-General and Viceroys of British India - 04
301. Who made discussions with Indian leaders at the Shimla Conference:Wavell
302. Who raised a para-military force called Imperial Service Corps, which was officered by Indians and only inspected by British commanders?
Dufferin
303. Who repealed the Vernacular Press Act?
Ripon
304. Who selected August 15 as the independence day of India:
Mountbatten
305. Who served as Viceroy of India from 1864 to 1869 and was known as ‘Saviour of Punjab’?
John Lawrence
306. Who was known as the viceroy of ‘reverse characters’?
Lytton
307. Who was Popularly known as the ‘Christian Viceroy’?
Irwin
308. The Viceroy when the First Round Table Conference was held in 1930?
Irwin
309. Who was the chairman of the Famine Commission appointed by Lord Elgin in 1897?
Sir James B.Lyall
310. Who was the chairman of the Indian Police Commission appointed by Lord Curzon in 1902?
Andrew H.L.Fraser
311. Who was the exponent of June Third Plan-
Mountbatten
312. Who was the first Governor-General of Independent India:
Mountbatten
313. Who was the supreme commander of the allied forces in South-East Asia during the Second World War:
Mountbatten
314. The Viceroy when the First World War was started:
Hardinge II
315. The Viceroy when the partition of Bengal was repealed in 1911:
Hardinge II
316. Who was the first principal of Mayo College, Ajmer?
Colonel Sir Oliver St John
317. Who was the Governor-General when Queen’s proclamation to transfer of the governance of India from the East India Company to the British crown was made public at Allahabad on 1st November 1858?
Canning
318. Who was the Governor-General when the administration of British India was transferred from East India Company to the British Crown:
Canning
319. The Viceroy when an annual grant of six lakhs of rupees was given to Sher Ali Amir of Afghanistan?
John Lawrence
320. The Viceroy at the time of appointment of the Durand Commission to define the boundary between British India and Afghanistan?
Lansdowne
321. During whose Viceroyalty Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangh (RSS) was founded?
Reading
322. The Viceroy when the grand coronation of George V was held at Delhi? Hardinge II
323. The Viceroy when the post of Secretary of State for India was created? Canning
324. The Viceroy when the Prince of Wales visited India in 1876?
Northbrook
325. The Viceroy when the Second Factory Act of 1891 was introduced?
Lord Lansdowne
326. Who was Who rejected Mahathma Gandhi’s plea for the reprieve of Bhagat Singh and his two colleagues from a death sentence?
Irwin
327. The Viceroy Durant Commission was appointed to demarcate the boundary between British India and Afghanistan?
Lansdowne
328. The Viceroy when Vernacular Press Act was introduced?
Lytton
329. Who believed in free trade and abolished all export duties except those on rice, oil, indigo and lac:
Northbrook
330. Who adopted a policy of ‘intrusive surveillance’ towards the Indian princes: Curzon
331. The Viceroy during the Jallianwalla Bagh Massacre?
Chelmsford
332. The Viceroy during the Munda uprising of 1899?
Lord Elgin II
333. The Viceroy during the Second and Third Round Table Conferences?
Lytton
307. Who was Popularly known as the ‘Christian Viceroy’?
Irwin
308. The Viceroy when the First Round Table Conference was held in 1930?
Irwin
309. Who was the chairman of the Famine Commission appointed by Lord Elgin in 1897?
Sir James B.Lyall
310. Who was the chairman of the Indian Police Commission appointed by Lord Curzon in 1902?
Andrew H.L.Fraser
311. Who was the exponent of June Third Plan-
Mountbatten
312. Who was the first Governor-General of Independent India:
Mountbatten
313. Who was the supreme commander of the allied forces in South-East Asia during the Second World War:
Mountbatten
314. The Viceroy when the First World War was started:
Hardinge II
315. The Viceroy when the partition of Bengal was repealed in 1911:
Hardinge II
316. Who was the first principal of Mayo College, Ajmer?
Colonel Sir Oliver St John
317. Who was the Governor-General when Queen’s proclamation to transfer of the governance of India from the East India Company to the British crown was made public at Allahabad on 1st November 1858?
Canning
318. Who was the Governor-General when the administration of British India was transferred from East India Company to the British Crown:
Canning
319. The Viceroy when an annual grant of six lakhs of rupees was given to Sher Ali Amir of Afghanistan?
John Lawrence
320. The Viceroy at the time of appointment of the Durand Commission to define the boundary between British India and Afghanistan?
Lansdowne
321. During whose Viceroyalty Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangh (RSS) was founded?
Reading
322. The Viceroy when the grand coronation of George V was held at Delhi? Hardinge II
323. The Viceroy when the post of Secretary of State for India was created? Canning
324. The Viceroy when the Prince of Wales visited India in 1876?
Northbrook
325. The Viceroy when the Second Factory Act of 1891 was introduced?
Lord Lansdowne
326. Who was Who rejected Mahathma Gandhi’s plea for the reprieve of Bhagat Singh and his two colleagues from a death sentence?
Irwin
327. The Viceroy Durant Commission was appointed to demarcate the boundary between British India and Afghanistan?
Lansdowne
328. The Viceroy when Vernacular Press Act was introduced?
Lytton
329. Who believed in free trade and abolished all export duties except those on rice, oil, indigo and lac:
Northbrook
330. Who adopted a policy of ‘intrusive surveillance’ towards the Indian princes: Curzon
331. The Viceroy during the Jallianwalla Bagh Massacre?
Chelmsford
332. The Viceroy during the Munda uprising of 1899?
Lord Elgin II
333. The Viceroy during the Second and Third Round Table Conferences?
Wellington
334. The Viceroy of British India during the appointment of an Educational Commission under Sir William Hunter in 1882?
Ripon
335. The Viceroy of British India when Chapekar brothers committed the first political murder in modern India by killing two British officials?
Lord Elgin II
334. The Viceroy of British India during the appointment of an Educational Commission under Sir William Hunter in 1882?
Ripon
335. The Viceroy of British India when Chapekar brothers committed the first political murder in modern India by killing two British officials?
Lord Elgin II
336. The Viceroy of India during the Delhi Durbar of 1877?
Lytton
337. The Viceroy of India when the Reserve Bank of India was formed in 1935?
Wellington
338. The Viceroy when Materiological Department was established in British India?
Northbrook
339. The Viceroy when the third Anglo Burmese War was fought?
Dufferin
340. The Viceroy when 1916 Lucknow session of INC was held in which moderates and extremist groups were united?
Chelmsford
341. The Viceroy when a joint commission of the British and the Russians was appointed to demarcate the Northern boundary of Afghanistan?
Dufferin
342. The Viceroy when a famine broke out in south India which claimed between 6.1 million and 10.3 million people?
Lytton
343. The Viceroy when AITUC was formed:
Chelmsford
344. The Viceroy when All Parties Conference was held at Lucknow in 1928?
Irwin
345. The Viceroy when the Archaeological Survey of India was established?
Curzon
346. The Viceroy when British India engaged war with Bhutan in 1864?
John Lawrence
347. The Viceroy when Butler Commission was appointed?
Irwin
348. The Viceroy when ‘C.R.Formula’ was proposed:
Wavell
349. The Viceroy when Cabinet Mission visited India:
Wavell
350. The Viceroy when the capital of British India was transferred from Kolkata to Delhi?
Hardinge II
351. The Viceroy when Chauri-Chaura incident occurred?
Reading
352. The Viceroy when Communal Award was declared?
Wellington
353. The Viceroy when the Communist Party was founded at Kanpur?
Reading
354.The Viceroy when Congress launched Individual Satyagraha:
Linlithgow
355. The Viceroy when Congress ministries assumed power after the 1937 elections:
Linlithgow
356. The Viceroy when Congress ministries resigned in 1939:
Linlithgow
357. The Viceroy when the communal reservation was introduced for Muslims? Minto II
358. The Viceroy when the Department of Agriculture and Commerce was started in British India?
Mayo
359. The Viceroy when the coronation of George V was held at Delhi in 1911:
Hardinge II
360. The Viceroy when Council of States was formed as the second chamber of Central Legislative Assembly:
Chelmsford
361. The Viceroy when Criminal Procedure Code was brought into effect?
Lytton
337. The Viceroy of India when the Reserve Bank of India was formed in 1935?
Wellington
338. The Viceroy when Materiological Department was established in British India?
Northbrook
339. The Viceroy when the third Anglo Burmese War was fought?
Dufferin
340. The Viceroy when 1916 Lucknow session of INC was held in which moderates and extremist groups were united?
Chelmsford
341. The Viceroy when a joint commission of the British and the Russians was appointed to demarcate the Northern boundary of Afghanistan?
Dufferin
342. The Viceroy when a famine broke out in south India which claimed between 6.1 million and 10.3 million people?
Lytton
343. The Viceroy when AITUC was formed:
Chelmsford
344. The Viceroy when All Parties Conference was held at Lucknow in 1928?
Irwin
345. The Viceroy when the Archaeological Survey of India was established?
Curzon
346. The Viceroy when British India engaged war with Bhutan in 1864?
John Lawrence
347. The Viceroy when Butler Commission was appointed?
Irwin
348. The Viceroy when ‘C.R.Formula’ was proposed:
Wavell
349. The Viceroy when Cabinet Mission visited India:
Wavell
350. The Viceroy when the capital of British India was transferred from Kolkata to Delhi?
Hardinge II
351. The Viceroy when Chauri-Chaura incident occurred?
Reading
352. The Viceroy when Communal Award was declared?
Wellington
353. The Viceroy when the Communist Party was founded at Kanpur?
Reading
354.The Viceroy when Congress launched Individual Satyagraha:
Linlithgow
355. The Viceroy when Congress ministries assumed power after the 1937 elections:
Linlithgow
356. The Viceroy when Congress ministries resigned in 1939:
Linlithgow
357. The Viceroy when the communal reservation was introduced for Muslims? Minto II
358. The Viceroy when the Department of Agriculture and Commerce was started in British India?
Mayo
359. The Viceroy when the coronation of George V was held at Delhi in 1911:
Hardinge II
360. The Viceroy when Council of States was formed as the second chamber of Central Legislative Assembly:
Chelmsford
361. The Viceroy when Criminal Procedure Code was brought into effect?
Canning
362. The Viceroy when the Department of Commerce and Industry was started? Curzon
363. The Viceroy when Edward VIII became the British emperor:
Wellington
364. The Viceroy when Gandhiji conducted first satyagraha in India:
Chelmsford
365. The Viceroy when George VI assumed power as Emperor of India:
Linlithgow
362. The Viceroy when the Department of Commerce and Industry was started? Curzon
363. The Viceroy when Edward VIII became the British emperor:
Wellington
364. The Viceroy when Gandhiji conducted first satyagraha in India:
Chelmsford
365. The Viceroy when George VI assumed power as Emperor of India:
Linlithgow
366. The Viceroy when Government of India Act was passed?
Wellington
367. The Viceroy when Famine Commission under Henry Campbell was appointed?
Henry Lawrence
368. The Viceroy when Hunter Commission was appointed to enquire into Jallianwalla Bagh Massacre:
Chelmsford
369. The Viceroy when India Councils Act of 1861 was passed?
Canning
370. The Viceroy when Indian National Congress passed a resolution demanding complete independence?
Irwin
371. The Viceroy when Indian Penal Code was brought into effect?
Canning
372. The Viceroy when Indian Universities Act of 1904 was passed?
Curzon
373. During whose Viceroyalty Indian Council Act 1892 was enacted?
Lansdowne
374. The Viceroy when Khilafat movement was launched?
Chelmsford
375. The Viceroy when King George V visited India in 1911:
Hardinge II
376. The Viceroy when Queen Victoria passed away?
Lord Curzon
377. The Viceroy when Madan Mohan Malviya established Hindu Maha Sabha? Hardinge II
378. The Viceroy when Minto-Morley reforms were introduced?
Minto
379. The Viceroy when Jinnah put forwarded the ‘Two Nation Theory’:
Linlithgow
380. The Viceroy when Muslim League passed Lahore Resolution:
Linlithgow
381. The Viceroy when Montague- Chelmsford reforms were introduced? Chelmsford
382. The Governor-General who inaugurated New Delhi on 18th January 1927: Irwin
383. The Governor-General who ordered that the successors of Bahadur Shah II would forfeit the title of kingship and be entitled as princes?
Canning
384. Name Who appointed McDonnel Commission-
Curzon
385. The Governor of Madras who succeeded ElginI as the acting Governor-General?
Sir William Denison
386. The Viceroy when Non-Cooperation movement was launched?
Chelmsford
387. The Viceroy when Non-Cooperation movement was repealed?
Reading
388. The Viceroy when Orissa was affected by famine in 1872?
Northbrook
389. The Viceroy when Prince of Wales visited India in 1921?
Reading
390. The Viceroy when Lower Burma was annexed to British Empire?
Dufferin
391. The Viceroy when Punjab Tenancy Act was enacted?
John Lawrence
392. The Viceroy when Queen Victoria was declared as the Empress of India in 1877?
Lytton
393. The Viceroy when Simon Commission was appointed?
Irwin
394. The Viceroy when SP Sinha became the first Indian Governor:
Chelmsford
395. The Viceroy when the split occurred in INC in 1907?
Minto II
396. The Viceroy when the age for eligibility in civil services was brought down from 21 to 18 years?
Lytton
397. As per the Montague-Chelmsford Reforms, Provincial subjects were divided into:
Reserved subjects and Transferred Subjects
398. During the tenure of which Viceroy Swaraj Party was founded?
Reading
399. During whose Viceroyalty Indian Civil Services Act, 1861 was introduced? Canning
400. Whose words are these “The Congress is tottering to its fall and one of the greatest ambitions, while in India to assist it to a peaceful demise”:
Curzon
401. The Viceroy when Interim Government assumed power on 2nd September 1946-
Wavell
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