GK
INDIAN POLITICS
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Question
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Who among the following is hailed as the ‘Father of Local Self-Government’ in India?
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Lord Mayo
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Lord Rippon
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Jawaharlal Nehru
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Mahatma Gandhi
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The correct option is B Lord Ripon. Explanation: Lord Ripon initiated many reforms to ease the plight of the local Indians during his tenure as the Viceroy. Chief among these reforms was the introduction of local self-government, the first of its kind in British India.
Detailed explanation-2: -The correct answer is Lord Ripon. Lord Ripon served as Viceroy of India from 1880 to 1884. He is known as the popular viceroy in India. He introduced the system of local self-government in India.
Detailed explanation-3: -Notes: Lord Ripon is known as Father of Local Self Government in India. He passed a resolution of local self-government which laid the democratic forms of municipal governance in India in 1882.
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