HISTORY
MODERN INDIA
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Ripon
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Bentinck
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Curzon
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Mayo
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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: -Thus, he sat free the native journals from the last restrains on the free discussion of public questions. In 1882, he granted freedom to the Press. He was the founder of local self government in modern India and was fondly called “Ripon, the Good”.
Detailed explanation-3: -Why Resolution of 1882 by Lord Ripon is known as the Magna Carta? Since it created the groundwork for local self-government, Lord Ripon’s Resolution of 1882 is regarded as the “Magna Carta” of local self-government in India.