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Elected local boards were first created in India after 1882 by which Viceroy?

ALord Ripon
BLord Curzon
CLord Dalhousie
DLord Minto
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Lord Ripon
1. Modern local bodies date from 1882. 2. Lord Ripon took the initiative. 3. They were called local boards. _Source: syllabus Political Science, Indian Constitution at Work, Chapter 8, Local Governments._
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