Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Aptitude Test

Chapter

General Knowledge

Topic

Modern Histoy

Question:

Match List-I with List-II

List-I Viceroys of India

List-II Period

(A) Lord Curzon

(I) 1869-1872

(B) Lord Irwin

(II) 1898-1904

(C) Lord Canning

(III) 1926-1931

(D) Lord Mayo

(IV) 1858-1862

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options:

(A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(IV), (D)-(I)

(A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)

(A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(IV), (D)-(III)

(A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)

Correct Answer:

(A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(IV), (D)-(I)

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (1) → (A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(IV), (D)-(I)

List-I Viceroys of India

List-II Period

(A) Lord Curzon

(II) 1898-1904

(B) Lord Irwin

(III) 1926-1931

(C) Lord Canning

(IV) 1858-1862

(D) Lord Mayo

(I) 1869-1872

(A) Lord Curzon — (II) 1898–1904: Curzon is most famously known for the Partition of Bengal in 1905 (his full tenure actually extended slightly into 1905).

(B) Lord Irwin — (III) 1926–1931: His period is notable for the Simon Commission, the Civil Disobedience Movement, and the Gandhi-Irwin Pact.

(C) Lord Canning — (IV) 1858–1862: He served as the last Governor-General under the East India Company and became the first Viceroy of India after the 1857 Revolt.

(D) Lord Mayo — (I) 1869–1872: He is remembered for initiating the first census in India and for his assassination in the Andaman Islands.