HISTORY
MISCELLENOUS QUESTIONS
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Lord Ripon
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Lord Irwin
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Lord Lytton
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Lord Curzon
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Detailed explanation-1: -Lord Curzon had a passion for preserving the ancient monuments of historical importance in India. No Viceroy in India before or after him took such a keen interest in archaeological objects.
Detailed explanation-2: -Complete answer: The Ancient Monument Preservation Act was passed on 18 March 1904. In this duration, Lord Curzon was the viceroy of British India and the representative of the British crown.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Ancient Monuments Preservation Act, 1904 was passed on 18 March 1904 by British India during the times of Lord Curzon.
Detailed explanation-4: -Warren Hastings, (born December 6, 1732, Churchill, near Daylesford, Oxfordshire, England-died August 22, 1818, Daylesford), the first and most famous of the British governors-general of India, who dominated Indian affairs from 1772 to 1785 and was impeached (though acquitted) on his return to England.