2019 · Q32
Who among the following started the Indian Agriculture Service?
General KnowledgeHistory of India
- ALord Curzon
- BWilliam Bentinck
- CLord Minto
- DLord Rippon
Explanation
The Imperial (later Indian) Agricultural Service was started in 1906 during the viceroyalty of Lord Minto II (1905–1910), as part of early 20th-century efforts to professionalise agricultural administration. Lord Curzon's tenure ended in 1905, Chelmsford and Reading came later. Hence Lord Minto.