28-12-2017, 04:28 PM
Lord Elgin II (1894-1899)
*A bubonic plague in Mumbai in 1896 that killed thousands and many fled the city curred during the reign of Lord Elgin II.
*Sir James Lyall Commission was appointed by Lord Elgin II to analyse Indian Famine of 1896 - 1897.
Lord Curzon (1899-1905)
*The British Viceroy who appointed ‘University Education Commission (1902) was Lord Curzon
*Indian Universities Act was passed in 1904.
*Indian Coinage and Paper Currency Act was passed by
Ans : Lord Curzon
*The famine Commission was appointed by Lord Curzon under the leadership of Antony MacDonnel.
*Ancient monument Preservation Act (1904) was passed in order to repair, restore, and protect the historical monuments.
*The archaeological survey of India was organized by
Ans : Lord Canning (1861)
*First Director General of Archaeological survey of India
Ans : Sir John Marshell
*The first viceroy to visit Travancore (1900)
Ans : Lord Curzon
Rare Fact
*The book ‘The Life of Lord Curzon’ was written by
Ans : Ronald Shay
No doubt
*The viceroy who partitioned Bengal
Ans : Lord Curzon (1905 July 20)
*The British viceroy who repealed the partition of Bengal
Ans : Lord Hardinge II (1911)
Nicknames
*‘Aurangazeb of British India’
Ans : Lord Curzon
*Babar of British India
Ans : Robert Clive
*Akbar of British India
Ans : Richard Wellesley
