2020 · Q78
Who believed that the Russian designs were 'an imminent peril to the security and tranquility' of the Indian Empire in 1836?
General KnowledgeStatic General Awareness
- ALord Auckland
- BLord Palmerston
- CLord Canning
- DAlexander Burnes
Explanation
In 1836 Lord Palmerston, the British Foreign Secretary, described Russian designs in Central Asia as 'an imminent peril to the security and tranquillity' of the Indian Empire. The remark is attributed to Palmerston, not to Auckland, Canning or Burnes. Hence B.