Question

Arrange the following in chronological order
I) Viceroy Lytton
II) Viceroy Mayo
III) Viceroy Lansdowne
IV) Viceroy Linlithgow

A) II, III, I, IV
B) II, I, III, IV
C) IV, III, II, I
D) III, IV, II, I

Answer 1

Hint: 1) The term "chronological" means "arranged in time order," and time streams from the past to the future.
2) The viceroy is considered as the governor of a province or country who rules as the representative of a sovereign or king
3) The British parliament passed an act after the mutiny of 1857 that ended the reign of the East India Company in India.

Complete answer:
The British government observed the East India Company’s mismanagement and then the government introduced a representative head entitled as India's Viceroy. Under the Government of India Act of1858, the Viceroy succeeded the Governor General of India. Viceroy was the British Crown's direct representative. The first Viceroy of India was Lord Canning

Viceroy Lytton (1876-1880) - He was an English politician. He served from 1876 to1880 as Viceroy of India. Because of his response to the Great Indian Famine of 1876-1878 and the Second Anglo-Afghan War, he is widely known as a brutal viceroy.

Viceroy Mayo (1869-1872) - He became the fourth Viceroy of India In 1869, where he also known as "Lord Mayo". He consolidated India's frontiers and restructured the finances of the country.

Viceroy Lansdowne (1888 – 1894) – He served from 1888 to1894 as Viceroy of India. He had been working to reform the police, the military, the mint and the local government. His policies have increased tensions between Muslims and Hindu.

Viceroy Linlithgow (1936-1943) - From 1936 to1943, Lord Linlithgow was Viceroy of India and this seven-year period as Viceroy of India was the longest reign. The proposals for local self-government contained in the Government of India Act 1935 were enacted by Linlithgow.

Hence, the correct answer is option (B)

Note: 1)The Indian Viceroy was authorized to fly a Union Flag from around 1885. 2)The flag included a symbol of 'Star of India' surmounted by a Crown'.
3)The title of viceroy was abolished upon independence in August 1947.
4)The president of India started to perform the same duties after the country became a republic in 1950.