GK
INDIAN HISTORY
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Question
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Which one among the following statements is true about Lord Curzone?
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He had full sympathy for the Congress
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He introduced the Subsidiary Alliance
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He succeeded Lord Canning as the Viceroy of India
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He separated the divisions of Dacca, Chittagong and Rajasthani from the province of Bengal and annexed them to Assam
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Curzon, in 1901, had famously said, “As long as we rule India we are the greatest power in the world. If we lose it, we shall drop straightaway to a third-rate power."
Detailed explanation-2: -Detailed Solution. The correct answer is Sati abolition. Among the options, only Sati abolition is NOT associated with the contribution of Lord Curzon.
Detailed explanation-3: -Partition of Bengal, (1905), division of Bengal carried out by the British viceroy in India, Lord Curzon, despite strong Indian nationalist opposition.
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