Which of the below given statements is true during the tenure of Lord Lytton Viceroy of India from 1...........

Modern Indian History 1857-1885

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Which of the below given statements is true during the tenure of Lord Lytton, Viceroy of India from 1876-1880?

1. The maximum age limit of the I.C.S examination was reduced from 21 years to 19 years.

2. Grand Delhi Darbar was organized.

3. Vernacular Press act and Arms act were passed.

4. Third Anglo-Afghan war was fought.

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2&3 only

1,2&3 only

2,3&4 only

All the above

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Explanation:

Lord Lytton’s Reactionary policies:
The short –sighted acts and policies of Lord Lytton acted like catalytic agents and accelerated the movement against foreign rule.
•The maximum age limit the I.C.S examination was reduced from 21 years to 19 years , thus making it impossible for Indians for compete for it.
•The grand Delhi Darbar of 1877, when the country was in the severe grip of famine, solicited remark from a Calcutta journalist that “Nero was fiddling while Rome was burning .”
•Lytton put on the statute book two obnoxious measures- the Vernacular Press Act and Indian Arms Act (1878)
Lytton’s unpopular acts provoked a great storm of opposition in the country and led to the organization of various political association for carrying on anti- Government propaganda in the country.