2023 · Q13
Which one of the following Viceroys was the first to officially shift his Council to Simla in summer season?
General KnowledgeHistory of India
- AJohn Lawrence
- BLord Dalhousie
- CLord Mayo
- DWilliam Bentinck
Explanation
John Lawrence, Viceroy from 1864 to 1869, was the first Viceroy to officially shift his Council to Simla for the summer season, establishing the practice of the summer capital. Dalhousie used military sanitaria but did not institutionalize the shift, Mayo and Bentinck predate or postdate this convention without being credited with its formal introduction.