Question

Q. Which of the following events happened during the reign of the Viceroy Lord Mayo?

Choose the correct answer using the code given below:

• A. 1 only
• B. 1 and 3 only
• C. 2 and 3 only
• D. 1, 2 and 3

Answer 1

The correct option is D 1, 2 and 3

Explanation:

It would be in 1869 when Lord Mayo would be appointed as the fourth Viceroy of India. Following events happened during his reign:

• Lord Mayo stabilized the northwestern frontier of India by cultivating closer relationships with Sher Ali, the emir of Afghanistan. He did this with the hope of negating Russian influence in the region and ensuring a buffer state would exist between the Russian and British Empire.
• He ordered the first census of India in 1871 which produced a general picture of various peoples of the subcontinent and their population size.
• Setting up of Department of Revenue, Agriculture and Commerce
• Lord Mayo took interest in the Prison reforms, especially the convict settlements at the Andaman Islands. The most important legal reform during his time was the passage of the Indian Evidence Act in 1872.
• Establishment of the Statistical Survey of India.