HISTORY
MODERN INDIA
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Mountbatten
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Ripon
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Northbrook
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Curzon
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Detailed explanation-1: -Lord Ripon was a British viceroy who gave wider rights and powers to local bodies in 1882. He started the local self-government and laid the foundations of representative institutions in India.
Detailed explanation-2: -Lord Ripon was a liberal Viceroy who worked to liberalise the Indian administration. He styled Viscount Goderich from 1833 to 1859 and was known as the Earl of Ripon in 1859 and as the Earl de Grey and Ripon from 1859 to 1871.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -Lord Ripon was the second son of Prime Minister F.J. Robinson and Lady Sarah Hobart, born on October 24, 1827.