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Question
Under which Viceroy was the Indian Universities Commission set up in 1902?
Options
- A Lord Curzon
- B Lord Minto
- C Lord Hardinge
- D Lord Chelmsford
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Correct Answer
A Lord Curzon
Model Answer
Lord Curzon (1899-1905)
- Indian Universities Act, 1904 (Thomas Raleigh Commission gave recommendations)
- Ancient Monument Act,1904
- Partition of Bengal in 1905
- Curzon-Kitchener Controversy (Lord Curzon had disputes with Lord Kitchener, the Commander-in-Chief of the army which led to his resignation in 1905)
Additional Information
Lord Minto (1905-1910)
- Swadeshi movements from 1905-1911
- Establishment of Muslim League by Aga Khan in 1906
- Surat session and split of Congress in 1907
- Morley-Minto reforms of 1909
Lord Hardinge (1910-1916)
- Bengal Partition repealed in 1911.
- Imperial capital transferred from Calcutta to Delhi in 1911
- Hindu Mahasabha founded in 1915
Lord Chemsford (1916-1921)
- Lucknow Pact by the efforts of Bal Gangadhar Tilak in 1916
- Champaran Satyagrah in 1917
- Montagu (August) Declaration in 1917
- Government of India Act, Rowlatt Act, Jallianwala Bagh Massacre in 1919
- Non-cooperation Movement in 1920