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UPSC History Expansion Company and Bengal Nawabs Question Bank British Rule and Its Impacts and Regional Powers

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    Consider the following statement and identify with the help of the codes given below. The Viceroy who made the statement and when: In my belief, Congress is tottering to its fall and one of my great ambitions while in India is to assist it to a peaceful demise.

    A)  Lord Curzon, in a letter to the Secretary of States in 1900

    B)  Lord Curzon, while announcing the partition of Bengal

    C)  Lord Duffer in, during the farewell speech at Calcutta

    D)  Lord Minto, while addressing the Muslim delegation which met him at Shimla in 1906

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

     Lord Curzon was the Viceroy of India in 1898. He was mainly famous-for the partition of Bengal. He was very much keen to suppress the Indian national movement.


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