Q. Which of the following event occurred during the viceroy Lytton:
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Q. Which of the following event occurred during the viceroy Lytton:
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
The correct option is A 1 and 2 only
Explanation:
Statement 1 is correct: Grand Delhi Durbar was organized in 1877(During the time of Lytton) when the country was suffering from famine.
Statement 2 is correct: Lord Lytton passed the Vernacular Act, in 1878. The Act came to be nicknamed “the gagging Act”. The worst features of this Act were discrimination between the English & no right of appeal.
Statement 3 is incorrect: Ripon’s Government wanted to “abolish judicial disqualification on the racial basis” through the Ilbert Bill to give the Indian members of covenanted civil service the same powers as their European colleagues. But Ripon was forced to modify the bill under severe opposition from the European community, which further increased the hatred among Indians for foreigners.
Explanation:
Statement 1 is correct: Grand Delhi Durbar was organized in 1877(During the time of Lytton) when the country was suffering from famine.
Statement 2 is correct: Lord Lytton passed the Vernacular Act, in 1878. The Act came to be nicknamed “the gagging Act”. The worst features of this Act were discrimination between the English & no right of appeal.
Statement 3 is incorrect: Ripon’s Government wanted to “abolish judicial disqualification on the racial basis” through the Ilbert Bill to give the Indian members of covenanted civil service the same powers as their European colleagues. But Ripon was forced to modify the bill under severe opposition from the European community, which further increased the hatred among Indians for foreigners.
