Who among the following enunciated a new policy on agriculture and created a…
2023
Who among the following enunciated a new policy on agriculture and created a central institute at Pusa?
Answer: C. Lord Curzon — ConceptA colonial administrator can be identified by matching a policy or institution to the administrator’s tenure and reform programme. The institution’s…
- A.
Lord Ripon
- B.
Lord Lansdowne
- C.
Lord Curzon
- D.
Lord Linlithgow
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Correct answer: C
Concept
A colonial administrator can be identified by matching a policy or institution to the administrator’s tenure and reform programme. The institution’s founding date, purpose, and the official who initiated it provide the strongest historical link.
Application
During Lord Curzon’s viceroyalty, agricultural administration was reorganised and a central agricultural research institute was established at Pusa in 1905. This institutional measure formed part of the agricultural policy associated with his administration.
Contrast
Lord Ripon is chiefly associated with local self-government and the Ilbert Bill controversy during 1880–1884.
Lord Lansdowne’s tenure is associated with the Indian Councils Act of 1892 and the Durand Line agreement.
Lord Linlithgow served much later, during 1936–1943, when wartime constitutional politics dominated.
Result
The administrator described is Lord Curzon.