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Governor generals and viceroys Flashcards

1
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Regulating Act of 1773.

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Warren Hastings 1773-1785

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Pitt’s India Act of 1784

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Warren Hastings 1773-1785

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The Rohilla War of 1774.

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Warren Hastings 1773-1785

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4
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The First Maratha War in 1775-82 and the Treaty of

Salbai in 1782

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Warren Hastings 1773-1785

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Second Mysore War in 1780-84.

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Warren Hastings 1773-1785

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Foundation of the Asiatic Society of Bengal (1784

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Warren Hastings 1773-1785

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7
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Third Mysore War (1790-92) and Treaty of Seringapatam

1792

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Lord Cornwallis 1786-1793

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Permanent Settlement of Bengal, 1793.

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Lord Cornwallis 1786-1793

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9
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Charter Act of 1793

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Sir John Shore 1793-1798

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10
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Battle of Kharda between the Nizam and the Marathas

1795

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Sir John Shore 1793-1798

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11
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Introduction of the Subsidiary Alliance System (1798);

first alliance with Nizam of Hyderabad.

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Lord Wellesley 1798-1805

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12
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Fourth Mysore War (1799).

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Lord Wellesley 1798-1805

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13
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Second Maratha War (1803-05).

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Lord Wellesley 1798-1805

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14
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Took over the administration of Tanjore (1799),

Surat (1800) and Carnatic (1801

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Lord Wellesley 1798-1805

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15
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Treaty of Bassein (1802).

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Lord Wellesley 1798-1805

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16
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Vellore Mutiny (1806).

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Sir George Barlow 1805-1807

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17
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Treaty of Amritsar with Ranjit Singh (1809

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Lord Minto I 1807-1813

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18
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Anglo-Nepal War (1814-16) and the Treaty of Sagauli,

1816

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Lord Hastings 1813-1823

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19
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Third Maratha War (1817-19) and dissolution of
Maratha Confederacy; creation of Bombay Presidency
(1818

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Lord Hastings 1813-1823

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20
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Strife with Pindaris (1817-1818

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Lord Hastings 1813-1823

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21
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Treaty with Sindhia (1817

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Lord Hastings 1813-1823

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22
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Establishment of Ryotwari System by Thomas Munro,

governor of Madras (1820).

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Lord Hastings 1813-1823

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23
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First Burmese War (1824-1826).

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Lord Amherst 1823-1828

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24
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Capture of Bharatpur (1826).

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Lord Amherst 1823-1828

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25
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Abolition of sati and other cruel rites (1829).

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Lord William Bentinck 1828-1835

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26
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Suppression of thugi (1830

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Lord William Bentinck 1828-1835

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27
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Charter Act of 1833

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Lord William Bentinck 1828-1835

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28
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Resolution of 1835, and educational reforms and

introduction of English as the official language

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Lord William Bentinck 1828-1835

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29
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Annexation of Mysore (1831), Coorg (1834) and
Central Cachar (1834
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Lord William Bentinck 1828-1835

30
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Treaty of ‘perpetual friendship’ with Ranjeet Singh

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Lord William Bentinck 1828-1835

31
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First Afghan War (1838-42

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Lord Auckland 1836-1842

32
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Death of Ranjit Singh (1839).

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Lord Auckland 1836-1842

33
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Annexation of Sindh (1843

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Lord Ellenborough 1842-1844

34
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War with Gwalior (1843).

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Lord Ellenborough 1842-1844

35
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First Anglo-Sikh War (1845-46) and the Treaty of

Lahore (1846).

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Lord Hardinge I 1844-1848

36
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Social reforms including abolition of female

infanticide and human sacrifice

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Lord Hardinge I 1844-1848

37
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Second Anglo-Sikh War (1848-49) and annexation of

Punjab (1849

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Lord Dalhousie 1848-1856

38
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Annexation of Lower Burma or Pegu (1852

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Lord Dalhousie 1848-1856

39
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Introduction of the Doctrine of Lapse and annexation
of Satara (1848), Jaitpur and Sambhalpur (1849),
Udaipur (1852), Jhansi (1853), Nagpur (1854) and
Awadh (1856

A

Lord Dalhousie 1848-1856

40
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Wood’s (Charles Wood, President of the Board of

Control) Educational Despatch” of 1854

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Lord Dalhousie 1848-1856

41
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Railway Minute of 1853

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Lord Dalhousie 1848-1856

42
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Telegraph and postal (Post Office Act, 1854) reforms

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Lord Dalhousie 1848-1856

43
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establishment of separate public works department in every province.

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Lord Dalhousie 1848-1856

44
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Widow Remarriage Act (1856).

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Lord Dalhousie 1848-1856

45
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Establishment of three universities at Calcutta, Madras

and Bombay in 1857

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Lord Canning 1856-1857

46
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Revolt of 1857.

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Lord Canning 1856-1857

47
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‘White Mutiny’ by European troops in 1859

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Lord Canning 1858-1862

48
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Indian Councils Act of 1861

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Lord Canning 1858-1862

49
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Wahabi Movement

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Lord Elgin I 1862-1863

50
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Bhutan War (1865)

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Lord John Lawrence 1864-1869

51
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Setting up of the High Courts at Calcutta, Bombay
and Madras (1865).
A

Lord John Lawrence 1864-1869

52
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Opening of the Rajkot College in Kathiawar and the
Mayo College at Ajmer for political training of
Indian princes.

A

Lord Mayo 1869-1872

53
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Establishment of Statistical Survey of India

A

Lord Mayo 1869-1872

54
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Establishment of Department of Agriculture and

Commerce

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Lord Mayo 1869-1872

55
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Introduction of state railways.

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Lord Mayo 1869-1872

56
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Visit of Prince of Wales in 1875

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Lord Northbrook 1872-1876

57
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Kuka Movement in Punjab.

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Lord Northbrook 1872-1876

58
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Famine Commission under the

presidency of Richard Strachey (1878).

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Lord Lytton 1876-1880

59
Q

Royal Titles Act (1876), Queen Victoria assuming
the title of ‘Kaiser-i-Hind’ or Queen Empress of
India

A

Lord Lytton 1876-1880

60
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The Second Afghan War (1878-80).

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Lord Lytton 1876-1880

61
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The first Factory Act (1881) to improve labour

conditions

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Lord Ripon 1880-1884

62
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Government resolution on local self-government

(1882

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Lord Ripon 1880-1884

63
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Appointment of Education Commission under

chairmanship of Sir William Hunter (1882).

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Lord Ripon 1880-1884

64
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Rendition of Mysore

A

Lord Ripon 1880-1884

65
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The Third Burmese War (1885-86).

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Lord Dufferin 1884-1888

66
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Factory Act (1891).

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Lord Lansdowne 1888-1894

67
Q

Categorisation of civil services into imperial,

provisional and subordinate

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Lord Lansdowne 1888-1894

68
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Indian Councils Act (1892).

A

Lord Lansdowne 1888-1894

69
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Setting up of Durand Commission (1893)

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Lord Lansdowne 1888-1894

70
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Two British officials assassinated by Chapekar

brothers (1897

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Lord Elgin II 1894-1899

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