2004 · Q107
107. Which one of the following statements is not correct?
- aLord Wellesley set up the first three Indian Universities
- bLord Dalhousie introduced telegraph in India
- cLord Ripon introduced a system of local self-government both for towns and country-side areas
- dLord Curzon presided over the Delhi Durbar of 1903
Modern HistoryBritish Rule
- ALord Wellesley set up the first three Indian Universities
- BLord Dalhousie introduced telegraph in India
- CLord Ripon introduced a system of local self-government both for towns and country-side areas
- DLord Curzon presided over the Delhi Durbar of 1903
Explanation
Statement (a) is the incorrect one: the first three Indian universities (Calcutta, Bombay, Madras) were founded in 1857 following Wood's Despatch, under Dalhousie's initiative — Wellesley had founded Fort William College (1800), not the universities. Dalhousie did introduce the telegraph, Ripon did introduce local self-government, and Curzon did preside over the 1903 Delhi Durbar.