Consider the following pairs:Governors - General/ Viceroy Reform1. The...
The correct answer is option 'C' i.e., 3 only.
Explanation:
- The pair "Governors-General/Viceroys - Reform" is given and we need to identify the correctly matched pair.
- Let's analyze each pair individually:
1. The Earl Amherst : Abolition of Sati
- The Earl Amherst served as the Governor-General of India from 1823 to 1828.
- During his tenure, Amherst did not introduce any reform related to the abolition of Sati.
- The practice of Sati (the immolation of widows on their husband's funeral pyre) was abolished by Lord William Bentinck in 1829, who succeeded Amherst as the Governor-General.
- Therefore, this pair is not correctly matched.
2. Lord William Bentinck : Introduction of Local Self-Government
- Lord William Bentinck served as the Governor-General of India from 1828 to 1835.
- He is well-known for his reforms and policies during his tenure.
- However, the introduction of local self-government was not one of his major reforms.
- He focused more on social and administrative reforms, such as the abolition of Sati, suppression of Thuggee, and introduction of English education.
- The introduction of local self-government came much later, during the time of Lord Ripon in the late 19th century.
- Therefore, this pair is not correctly matched.
3. Lord Hardinge I : Prohibition on human sacrifice
- Lord Hardinge I served as the Governor-General of India from 1844 to 1848.
- During his tenure, he introduced various administrative and military reforms.
- However, there is no record of him implementing any specific reform related to the prohibition of human sacrifice.
- The prohibition on human sacrifice was primarily addressed by the British administration through legislation and legal measures rather than being attributed to a specific Governor-General or Viceroy.
- Therefore, this pair is not correctly matched.
In conclusion, none of the given pairs are correctly matched. The correct answer is option 'D' i.e., None.
Consider the following pairs:Governors - General/ Viceroy Reform1. The...
- Pair 1 is not correctly matched: The practice of Sati was prevalent in India from ancient times. Bentinck was greatly distressed when he received a report of 800 cases of Sati in a single year and that from Bengal. He determined to abolish this practice which he considered an offence against natural justice. Therefore, he became a crusader against it and promulgated his Regulation XVII on 4 December 1829 prohibiting the practice of Sati. Those who practiced Sati were made liable for punishment by law courts as accessories to the crime. The Regulation was extended to the Madras and Bombay Presidencies in 1830.
- Pair 2 is not correctly matched: Lord Ripon is known to have granted the Indians first taste of freedom by introducing the Local Self Government in 1882. His scheme of local self-government developed the Municipal institutions which had been growing up in the country ever since India was occupied by the British Crown.
- Pair 3 is correctly matched: Lord Hardinge I was the Governor General of India from 1844 to 1848. Following the footsteps of Lord William Bentinck, he suppressed Sati, and infanticide. He also suppressed the practice of human sacrifice among the Gonds tribe in Central India.
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