Explanation

Explanation

The Simla Conference of 1945 was a meeting between the Viceroy of India Lord Wavell and the major political leaders of British India at the Viceregal Lodge in Simla.

Lord Wavell

Field Marshal Archibald Percival Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell, GCB, GCSI, GCIE, CMG, MC, KStJ, PC was a senior officer of the British Army.

He served in the Second Boer War, the Bazar Valley Campaign and the First World War, during which he was wounded in the Second Battle of Ypres

Born: May 5, 1883, Colchester, United Kingdom

Died: May 24, 1950, Westminster, London, United Kingdom

Full name: Archibald Percival Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell

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Lord Canning took notice of the exploitation of poor peasants by landowners in India.

He approved the 1859 Tenancy Act, aimed at protecting the rights of tenants and regulating the relationship between landlords and peasants.

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Lord Dalhousie took over as Governor General in 1848.

'Doctrine of Lapse' was also formulated by Lord Dalhousie.

The Doctrine of Lapse was first applied in the year 1848 to the State of Satra.

The Doctrine of Lapse was introduced by Lord Dalhousie (1848-1856) in the year 1848.

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Lord Canning was the first Viceroy of India after the Indian Rebellion of 1857.

He was serving from 1858 to 1862.

His policy of "mercy without weakness" aimed at restoring stability and maintaining British control over India after the rebellion.

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Lord Lytton served as Viceroy of India from 1876 to 1880.

His administration introduced the Free Trade Policy in 1879, removing restrictions on imported goods to boost British industrial exports to India.

This policy favored British manufacturers at the expense of Indian industries.

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On 3 June 1947 Lord Mountbatten announced the partition plan.

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The 3rd June 1947 Plan was also known as the Mountbatten Plan.

The 3rd June Plan announced the partition of British India into 2 states:

• India
• Pakistan

Punjab and Bengal were divided in the 3rd June Plan.

The third June Plan was worked out by Lord Mountbatten.

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Explanation

Explanation

On 8 August 1940, early in the Battle of Britain, the Viceroy of India, Lord Linlithgow, made the so-called "August Offer" at Simla.