Viceroys of India mapped to the laws, movements and events of their tenure, for CAPF Paper I revision
This is an event-anchored companion to governors general and viceroys: pick a famous event and recall the Viceroy of that time, which is the form examiners often use. Cover the right columns. See towards independence acts and partition.
| Event (Year) | Viceroy in office |
|---|---|
| Indian Councils Act 1861 | Lord Canning |
| Vernacular Press Act and Arms Act (1878) | Lord Lytton |
| Ilbert Bill controversy and local self-government (1882) | Lord Ripon |
| Founding of the Indian National Congress (1885) | Lord Dufferin |
| Partition of Bengal (1905) | Lord Curzon |
| Morley-Minto Reforms (1909); separate electorates | Lord Minto II |
| Capital shifted to Delhi (1911); partition of Bengal annulled | Lord Hardinge II |
| Rowlatt Act and Jallianwala Bagh massacre (1919); Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms | Lord Chelmsford |
| Chauri Chaura; Moplah rebellion | Lord Reading |
| Simon Commission; Dandi March; Gandhi-Irwin Pact (1931) | Lord Irwin |
| Communal Award; Poona Pact (1932); Government of India Act 1935 | Lord Willingdon and Lord Linlithgow |
| Quit India Movement (1942); Cripps Mission | Lord Linlithgow |
| Bengal famine (1943); Cabinet Mission (1946); Shimla Conference | Lord Wavell |
| Partition and Independence (1947); Mountbatten Plan | Lord Mountbatten |
| Viceroy | Major reform or Act |
|---|---|
| Lord Canning | Indian Councils Act 1861; Universities established (1857, under Dalhousie's plan) |
| Lord Lytton | Statutory Civil Service; Royal Titles Act (Queen made Empress) |
| Lord Curzon | Universities Act 1904; reorganised the Archaeological Survey; the partition |
| Lord Minto II | Indian Councils Act 1909 (Morley-Minto Reforms) |
| Lord Chelmsford | Government of India Act 1919 (Montagu-Chelmsford); dyarchy in provinces |
| Lord Irwin | First Round Table Conference (1930); Gandhi-Irwin Pact |
| Lord Willingdon | Government of India Act 1935; provincial autonomy |