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In 1905 Minto was appointed viceroy of India, with John Morley as secretary of state.

Lord Minto arrived in India as Viceroy in 1905. He served in this role until 1910. 

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Sir Evan Jenkins was a British colonial official and the British Empire’s last governor of the Punjab.

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Sir Edward Douglas Maclagan was the first governor of undivided Punjab.

In Pakistan, the first governor of West Punjab was Sir Francis Mudie.

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Wavell served as the penultimate viceroy under two prime ministers, Churchill and Attlee.

He came to India as the successor to Lord Linlithgow.

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• Simon's commission was rejected by Indian National Congress and  Muslim League
  
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• Simon Commission was appointed in 1928
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• It comprises 7 members of the British
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• It was opposed by both Jinnah & Gandhi

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Lord Litan repealed Vernacular Press Act

The Vernacular Press Act was passed in 1878 during British rule in India.

It aimed to regulate the vernacular press, which published newspapers and pamphlets in various Indian languages.

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Lord Wavell remained viceroy of India from 1943 to 1947

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Lord Canning was the first viceroy of India.

Lord Mountbatten was the last viceroy of India.

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Import duties on British goods to India were abolished by the Viceroy named Lord Lytton.

Lord Lytton was an English politician who served as Viceroy of India from 1876 to1880.

In 1879, Lord Lytton abolished the import duty. 

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The Governor General of India during the partition of Bengal in 1905 was Lord Curzon. 

He aimed to improve administrative efficiency but faced significant opposition, leading to its reversal in 1911.

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Aga Khan III led the Simla delegation of 1906.

They took place on 1st Oct 1906.

Here Lord Minto met with a delegation of 35 Muslim leaders led by Aga Khan 

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The Simla deputation proved a landmark in the history of modern India,

Because for the very first time the Hindu-Muslim conflict, 

Which started with the Urdu-Hindi controversy was lifted to the constitutional plane.