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NDA 1 2025 GAT, question 67

Topic: History

Q67

Who, among the following, has introduced a resolution in 1882 which is also called the Magna Carta of Local Self-Government in India?

  1. (a) Lord Macaulay
  2. (b) Lord Canning
  3. (c) Lord RiponCorrect answer
  4. (d) Lord William Bentinck

Solution.

Answer: (c) Lord Ripon

  1. Lord Ripon’s resolution of 1882 promoted local self-government and greater participation of non-official Indians in local bodies.
  2. This is why Ripon is associated with the development of local self-government in British India.