British Raj – Viceroys of India [1858-1947]

6. The Swadeshi Movement, a protest against the partition of Bengal, was launched during the tenure of which Viceroy?
a) Lord Hardinge
b) Lord Minto
c) Lord Curzon
d) Lord Chelmsford

7. Who was the Viceroy of India when the capital was shifted from Calcutta (Kolkata) to Delhi in 1912?
a) Lord Minto
b) Lord Curzon
c) Lord Hardinge
d) Lord Chelmsford

8. The famous “Delhi Durbar” was held in 1911 to commemorate the coronation of which British monarch as the Emperor (Empress) of India?
a) Queen Victoria
b) King Edward VII
c) King George V
d) King George VI

9. Who was the Viceroy of India during the period of World War I?
a) Lord Chelmsford
b) Lord Minto
c) Lord Hardinge
d) Lord Willingdon

10. The famous Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms of 1919 were introduced during the tenure of which Viceroy?
a) Lord Chelmsford
b) Lord Willingdon
c) Lord Reading
d) Lord Irwin