Q. Which of the following measures/acts were taken by Lord Curzon?
1.Reduced the number of elected Indian representatives in the Calcutta Corporation.
2.The University Act.
3.The Official Secrets Act.
Select the correct option from below given codes:
Answer: C
Notes:
Explanation: Curzon did little to change the opinion of the educated Indian class. Instead of engaging with the nationalist intelligentsia, he implemented a series of repressive measures.
- For instance, he reduced the number of elected Indian representatives in the Calcutta Corporation (1899).
- The University Act of 1904 brought Calcutta University under the direct control of the government.
- The Official Secrets Act (1904) was amended to curb the nationalist tone of Indian newspapers. Finally, he ordered partition of Bengal in 1905.
Source: Tamil Nadu NCERT
