Viceroys of India | MCQs

Explanation

Lord Wavell remained viceroy of India from 1943 to 1947

Explanation

Wavell served as the penultimate viceroy under two prime ministers, Churchill and Attlee.

He came to India as the successor to Lord Linlithgow.

Explanation

• The Viceroy of India at the time the Indian National Congress was formed in 1885 was Lord Dufferin.
• The Indian National Congress was formed when 72 representatives from all over the country met at Bombay in 1885.
• The Indian National Congress dominated the Indian movement for independence from Great Britain.

Explanation

Twenty viceroys ruled India.

Here is the list of Viceroys who ruled India, along with their duration period:

1. Lord Canning (1858–1862)
2. Lord Elgin (1862–1863)
3. Sir John Lawrence (1864–1869)
4. Lord Mayo (1869–1872)
5. Lord Northbrook (1872–1876)
6. Lord Lytton (1876–1880)
7. Lord Ripon (1880–1884)
8. Lord Dufferin (1884–1888)
9. Lord Lansdowne (1888–1894)
10. Lord Elgin II (1894–1899)
11. Lord Curzon (1899–1905)
12. Lord Minto (1905–1910)
13. Lord Hardinge (1910–1916)
14. Lord Chelmsford (1916–1921)
15. Lord Reading (1921–1926)
16. Lord Irwin (1926–1931)
17. Lord Willingdon (1931–1936)
18. Lord Linlithgow (1936–1943)
19. Lord Wavell (1943–1947)
20. Lord Mountbatten (1947)