State PCS PYQPrelims 2023

BPSC – Combined Competitive Examination · Question 130

Lord Lytton is NOT associated with which of the following?

  1. The Strachey Famine Commission
  2. The Arms Act
  3. The Vernacular Press Act
  4. The Ilbert Bill
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Answer: (D) The Ilbert Bill

Explanation

Lytton (1876–80): Delhi Durbar 1877, VPA and Arms Act 1878, Strachey Commission. Ilbert Bill: Ripon.

  • (A) Incorrect

    Wrong: appointed under Lytton (1878).

  • (B) Incorrect

    Wrong: passed under Lytton (1878).

  • (C) Incorrect

    Wrong: passed under Lytton (1878).

  • (D) Correct

    Correct: the Ilbert Bill controversy (1883) was under Lord Ripon.