The Indian Universities Act, 1904, was passed during the period of ______ as…
2023
The Indian Universities Act, 1904, was passed during the period of ______ as Viceroy.
Answer: C. Lord Curzon — CONCEPTFor a date-and-office question, match the event year to the office-holder's tenure. A related commission or policy from the same administration…
- A.
Lord Wellesley
- B.
Lord Ripon
- C.
Lord Curzon
- D.
Lord Chelmsford
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Correct answer: C
CONCEPT
For a date-and-office question, match the event year to the office-holder's tenure. A related commission or policy from the same administration provides an independent chronological cross-check.
APPLICATION
The Act was passed in 1904.
Lord Curzon served as Viceroy from 1899 to 1905, so 1904 falls within his tenure.
Curzon had also appointed the Indian Universities Commission in 1902; its recommendations led to the 1904 Act.
CONTRAST
Lord Wellesley's 1798-1805 tenure was about a century before 1904; he served as Governor-General rather than as a Crown-era Viceroy.
Lord Ripon's tenure was 1880-1884.
Lord Chelmsford's tenure was 1916-1921.
CROSS-CHECK
The 1901 Simla Educational Conference and the 1902 Universities Commission both belong to Curzon's administration and culminated in the Indian Universities Act, 1904.
Therefore, the Viceroy was Lord Curzon.