Question

Lord Lytton had lowered the age limit for Indiana for the ICS from 21 year to _____________.
A.20 years
B.19 years
C.18 years
D.17 years

Answer 1

Hint:Lord Lytton was the Viceroy of India from 1876 - 1880 . During his time, the Royal Titles Act giving Queen Victoria the title of Empress of India was passed and the magnificent Delhi Darbar was enacted in 1877 when Queen Victoria was adorned with the title Kaiser-i Hind. Aligarh College was founded in 1877 and Vernacular Press, Arms action was approved in 1878.

Complete answer:
So, Lytton was the eldest son of Baron Lytton, he began his career as an unpaid consultant to his uncle Sir Henry Bulwer, a former minister in Washington, D.C. He inherited his father's throne in 1873.
In November 1875 the Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli appointed the governor-general of Lytton, India. While working there, Lytton was deeply concerned about India-Afghanistan relations. At the time of his appointment, Russian influence was growing in Afghanistan, and Lytton had orders to fight against it or to forge strong border defenses. When negotiations failed to persuade Afghans to expel the Russians, Lytton used coercion, resulting in the second Afghan invasion of 1878-1880.
The British bureaucracy in India was opposed to Indian entry into public services. Therefore, in order to prevent the Indians from entering the competition, Lytton reduced the eligibility age from 21 to 19 years.

Hence, the correct answer is option (B).

Note:Lord Lytton has helped strengthen India's economic exploitation by Britain by pursuing a policy of free trade and abolishing import duties on 30 countries including black textile tax.
The Statutory Civil Service was introduced in 1878 -1879 by Lytton. Less than 1/6 of the total vacancies to be selected for the elite Indian families.