Multiple choice general knowledge history

During whose regime the first census was undertaken in India?

  1. Lord Dalhousie

  2. Lord Rippon

  3. Lord Curzon

  4. Lord Hastings
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The first comprehensive census of India was conducted in 1871-72 and completed during Lord Ripon's regime (1880-1884). The census began under Lord Mayo in 1871, but the results were processed and published after his death, making Lord Ripon the Viceroy when the census was completed.

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