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The Government of India Act of 1919 was passed by the British Parliament to introduce diarchy into the state government.

Reason The Montagu-Chelmsford Reform Commission has recommended the introduction of diarchy into the state government.

Diarchy, also written diarchy, a dual government system introduced in the Indian state of England by the Government of India Act (1919).

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Indian Councils Act of 1909, moreover called Morley-Minto Reforms, arrangement of change measures ordered in 1909 by the British Parliament, the main component of which specifically presented the elective principle to membership within the majestic and neighborhood authoritative chambers in India.

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In 1930, the Commission published its two-volume report, also known as the Simon Report.

·        The Indian Statutory Commission also known as Simon Commission,

·        was a group of seven Members of Parliament

·        under the chairmanship of Sir John Simon.

·        The commission arrived in India in 1928

·        to study constitutional reform in Britain's largest and most important possession.

Simon Commission wanted to check the working of Government of India Act, 1919.

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British historian and politician Thomas Babington Macaulay presented his Minute on Indian Education on 2 February 1835

This report aimed to create a class of educated Indians who could assist in administering British rule. 

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• Warren Hastings was the first Governor General of India, serving from 1773 to 1785.
• Lord Canning was the last Governor General, serving until 1858 when the British crown took direct control.

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Buckingham Palace is the official residence of the Queen of England in London, United Kingdom.

It serves as the administrative headquarters of the British monarchy.

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King Charles III  became King of the United Kingdom (UK) on 9 September 2022.

Coronation on 6 May 2023

Predecessor:  

Elziabeth II

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Sir Anthony Patrick MacDonnell was the Lieutenant-Governor of the North-Western Provinces in 1895-1896.

He was a prominent British administrator in India known for his reforms in the provinces.

He particularly focusing on famine relief and public administration.

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The Jallianwala Bagh massacre is also known as the Amritsar massacre.

It occurred on 13 April 1919 in Amritsar, Punjab, India.

General Reginald Dyer's order led to the killing of at least 379 people and injury of over 1,200 others.

Today, Jallianwala Bagh is managed by the Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial Trust and underwent renovation from 2019 to 2021.