Governor Generals/Viceroys: UPSC Previous Year Questions (Modern History)
1 previous year UPSC Prelims question on Governor Generals/Viceroys (Modern History). Choose an option to see the answer and explanation.
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UPSC 2006Modern History · Governor Generals/Viceroys
Q1. Who was the Governor-General of India during the Sepoy Mutiny?
Explanation
The Revolt of 1857 was a major upheaval against the British Rule in India which is also called as "sepoy mutiny". The revolt started at Meerut(Uttar Pradesh). John Lawrence called it a sepoy mutiny.
Option (a) is correct: Lord Canning (1856-62) was the Governor-General of India during the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857. Establishment of three universities at Calcutta, Madras and Bombay in 1857 and enactment of Indian Councils Act of 1861 also happened during Canning’s time. Transfer of control from East India Company to the Crown through the Government of India Act, 1858 and ‘White Mutiny’ by European troops in 1859 were other notable events during his tenure as Governor General.
Answer key for these questions
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UPSC year
Correct answer
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2006
(a) Lord Canning
Frequently asked questions
How many previous year UPSC questions are there on Governor Generals/Viceroys?
This page covers 1 previous year UPSC Prelims GS Paper-I questions on Governor Generals/Viceroys (Modern History), asked from 1996 to 2010. Each has the correct answer and an explanation.
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Questions on Governor Generals/Viceroys (Modern History) are available for 9 years, from 1996 to 2010. Use the Year filter to practise a single paper.
