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History GK · Q151

British Rule In India

Competitive Exams · History GK · question 151

Q151

Arrange the following in chronological order: I. Viceroy Lytton II. Viceroy Mayo III. Viceroy Lansdowne IV. Viceroy Linlithgow

A.
II, III, I, IV
B.
II, I, III, IV
Answer
C.
IV, III, II, I
D.
III, IV, I, II

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
Viceroy Mayo- Richard Southwell Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo, KP, GCSI, PC, styled Lord Naas between 1842 and 1867, called Lord Mayo in India, was a statesman, Viceroy of India and prominent member of the British Conservative Party from Dublin, Ireland. Viceroy Lytton- Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton GCB GCSI GCIE PC was an English statesman, Conservative politician, and poet. He served as Viceroy of India between 1876 and 1880 - during his tenure as which Queen Victoria was proclaimed Empress of India - and as British Ambassador to France from 1887 to 1891. Viceroy Lansdowne- Henry Charles Keith Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne, KG, GCSI, GCMG, GCIE, PC was a British statesman who served successively as the fifth Governor General of Canada, Viceroy of India, Secretary of State for War, and Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. Viceroy Linlithgow- Victor Alexander John Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow, KG, KT, FRSE, GCSI, GCIE, OBE was a British Unionist politician, agriculturalist and colonial administrator. He served as Governor-General and Viceroy of India from 1936 to 1943. He was usually referred to simply as Linlithgow.