UPSC Prelims PYQ 2002: Match Colonial Persons with Events

With reference to colonial period of Indian history, match List I (Person) with List II (Event) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

List I (Person)

1. MacDonald
2. Linlithgow
3. Dalhousie
4. Chelmsford

List II (Event)

1. Doctrine of Lapse
2. Communal Award
3. August Offer
4. Dyarchy

Codes:

1. A‑3, B‑2, C‑1, D‑4
2. A‑3, B‑2, C‑4, D‑1
3. A‑2, B‑3, C‑1, D‑4
4. A‑2, B‑3, C‑4, D‑1

Explanation

Option (c) is correct

• Ramsay MacDonald is associated with the Communal Award, Linlithgow with the August Offer, Lord Dalhousie with the Doctrine of Lapse, and Lord Chelmsford with the system of Dyarchy introduced under the Government of India Act, 1919.

Answer: (c) A‑2, B‑3, C‑1, D‑4