The chapter credits which Viceroy with creating modern elected local bodies (local boards) in India in 1882?
ALord Curzon, whose partition of Bengal in 1905 sparked the swadeshi movement
BLord Rippon, the Viceroy of India who initiated the creation of local boards
CLord Mountbatten, the last Viceroy who oversaw India's partition and transfer of power
DLord Dalhousie, whose doctrine of lapse annexed several Indian princely states
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Lord Rippon, the Viceroy of India who initiated the creation of local boards
Page 3 says elected local government bodies were created after 1882 on the initiative of Lord Rippon, then Viceroy of India. They were called local boards.
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