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UPSC Prelims 1996 · General Studies

Question 38: History and Culture

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists: List I I. Governor General of Presidency of Fort William in Bengal (under Regulating Act, 1773) II. Governor General of India (under Charter Act, 1833) III. Governor General and Viceroy of India (under Indian Councils Act, 1858) IV. Governor General and Crown Representative (under Government of India Act, 1935) List II A. Archibald Percival Wavell, Viscount and Earl Wavell B. James Andrew Broun Ramsay, Earl and Marquess of Dalhousie C. Charles Cornwallis, 2nd Earl and first Marquess of Cornwallis D. Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmond, Earl of Minto E. Louis Mountbatten, Earl Mountbatten of Burma Codes:

aI-C, II-B, III-D, IV-A
bI-C, II-D, III-A, IV-E
cI-B, II-C, III-D, IV-E
dI-D, II-B, III-C, IV-A

AnswerThe answer is (a).

Match by the period of the office. Cornwallis held the Governor-General's post at Fort William created by the Regulating Act; Dalhousie was Governor-General of India (1848-56) under the arrangement of the Charter Act of 1833; Lord Minto (1905-10) was Viceroy in the post created after 1858; and Lord Wavell (1943-47) held it as Governor-General and Crown Representative under the 1935 Act. Mountbatten is the extra name. So I-C, II-B, III-D, IV-A.

  • I. Regulating Act, Fort William - Charles Cornwallis (C).
  • II. Charter Act 1833 - Earl of Dalhousie (B).
  • III. After the 1858 Act, Governor-General and Viceroy - Earl of Minto (D).
  • IV. Government of India Act 1935, Crown Representative - Viscount Wavell (A).
Why each option is right or wrong
  • (a) Right: Cornwallis, Dalhousie, Minto and Wavell fit the four periods in order.
  • (b) Places Minto in the 1833 period and Wavell in the 1858 period; both belong to later periods.
  • (c) Gives Dalhousie to the Regulating Act period and Cornwallis to the 1833 period; both are out of order.
  • (d) Gives Minto to the Regulating Act period and Cornwallis to the 1858 period; both are out of order.

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