Governor General of India List PDF Download

·         The first Viceroy of India after the war.

·         He removed Doctrine of lapse.

·         In his reign, Indian Council Act was passed in 1861

·         During his rule, University of Bombay, Calcutta, Madras was established in 1857.

·         He formed Indian Forest Department.

·         The telegraph line was opened with Europe.

·         He introduced various reforms.

·         He became the member of Punjab Board of Administration.

·         He was known by the name i.e. Savior of Punjab.

·         Rajkot College in Kathiawar & Mayo College in Ajmer for Indian princess was established by him.

·         In his time, first Census of India was held in 1871.

·         Statistical survey of India was organized by him.

·         In Andaman in 1872, he was the only Viceroy murdered in the office by a pathan.

·         In 1879, the Statutory Civil Service examination was started.

·         The maximum age for the civil services exams held in England, was reduced from 21 to 19 years.

·         In his reign i.e. in 1878, Vernacular press Act was passed.

·         In 1881, in his reign, First Factory Act was passed which restricted the child labour.

·         In 1883, he passed the Illbert Bill.

·         In 1882, he passed the Local Self Government act.

·         Second Factory Act (1891) was passed during his time.

·         Durand Commission to define a line between British India and Afghanistan, was appointed by him.

·         He passed the Ancient Monuments Act (1904), in order to restore India’s cultural heritage.

·         Curzon established Archeological Survey of India.

·         In 1915, Gandhi ji returned from South Africa.

·         Annie Besant launched Home Rule moment during his rule.

·         The control over the Indian Government was to be handed over to Indian people according to August Declaration of 1917.

·         Rowlett Act 1919 was passed.

·         Montague-Chelmsford reform was passed.

·         During his reign, Jallianwala Bagh Massacre (1919), Non- Cooperation movement , Khilafat movement took place.

·         He opened Women’s University at Poona in 1919.

·         Swaraj party was formed at his time.

·         In 1921, Ahmedabad session of INS was being held.

·         The incidence of Dandi took in 1930.

·         Civil Disobedience movement was started in 1930.

·         Gandhi signed Irwin pact. In 1931, First Round Table Conference was held.

·         During his time, Second and Third Round Table Conference was held.

·         British Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald started Communal Award.

·         Government of India Act (1935) was passed.

·         In 1942, Cripps Mission visited India.

·         In 1942, Quit India movement was started.

·         In 1939, Second World war took place.

·         In 1946, Cabinet Mission Plan was launched.

·         The first meeting of Constituent Assembly was held on December 09, 1946.

·         On June 3, 1947, partition of India was done.

·         On July 4, 1947, by British parliament India Independent Act was passed.

·         According, India Independent Act, India got freedom on August 15, 1947.

·         He succeeded C. Rajagopalachari, who was the last Governor General of free India.

·         He joined the British East India Company in 1750.

·         During his reign, Zamindars were given judicial powers.

·         At his time, civil and criminal courts in each district was established.

·         He found the Calcutta Madrasa, for promotion of Islamic studies in 1781.

·         In 1784, Asiatic Society of Bengal was found by him.

·         An agreement between East India Company and Bengali landlords was made to fix revenues.

·         Police reforms was introduced by him.

·         Civil Services in India was introduction by him.

·         Charter Act of 1793 was introduced by him.

·         A College was opened by him to train the Company’s servants in Calcutta

·         He came to be known as the Father of Civil Services in India.

·         Fort William College at Calcutta was found by him.

·         In mutiny of Vellore, the Indian soldiers killed many English officials.

·         The censorship of press was abolished by him.

·         Ryotwari and Mahalawari system in Bombay, was introduced by him.

·         Mutiny of Barrackpur (1824), took place in hs tenure.

·         William Bentick happens to be the first Governor General of India.

·         He made social reforms like abolition of Sati Pratha with the help of Rajaram Mohan Roy, Suppression of Thuggee.

·         He established first Medical College in Calcutta.

·         English as the language of higher education was made by him.

·         He prohibited female infanticide and child sacrifice.

·         He removed restriction on Vernacular press.

·         The first Telegraph line from Calcutta to Agar in 1853 was Opened by him.

·         Doctrine of Lapse was introduced by him under which he captured Satara (1848), Jaipur and Sambhalpur (1849), Udaipur (1852), Jhansi (1853), Nagpur (1854).

·         He started Grand Trunk Road.

·         He established Postal system.

·         During his reign, in 1854, Wood’s Dispatch was passed which gave well identified system of education from School to University.

·         He passed Widow Remarriage Bill.