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SSC CGL 2023 PYQ — Question 46

SSC CGL - 25 July 2023 - Shift 3 • General Awareness • Q46

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For the political education of the people at the local level, who brought the resolution on local self government?

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is option 1 i.e. Lord Ripon.

  • The resolution on local self-government for the political education of the people at the local level was brought by Lord Ripon. 
  • He was the British Viceroy of India from 1880 to 1884 and is often credited with initiating significant reforms in local self-government, notably through the Resolution of 1882.
  • This resolution laid the foundation for the development of local self-government institutions in India, promoting the involvement of local communities in administrative affairs and empowering them at the grassroots level.