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During whose tenure as the Viceroy of India were the great Martyrs Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru hanged?

During whose tenure as the Viceroy of India were the great Martyrs Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru hanged? Correct Answer Lord Irwin

The correct answer is Lord Irwin.

Key Points

  • Lord Irwin was the Viceroy of India from 1925 to 1931.
  • It was during the tenure of Lord Irwin as the Viceroy of India, the great martyrs' Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, and Sukhdev were hanged.
  • On 23 March 1931, young Indian freedom fighters Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev, and Rajguru were hanged to death at Lahore in today’s Pakistan.
  • This day is observed as Shaheed Diwas (Martyr’s Day) throughout the nation.

Additional Information

Lord Curzon:

  • Lord Curzon served as Governor-General and Viceroy of India from 6 January 1899 to 18 November 1905.
  • Important events during his tenure include
    • The famine of 1899-1900 (Chappania Akal)
    • Appointment of Famine Commission (under Sir Anthony McDonnell)
    • Commission on Irrigation (under Colin Scott Moncrieff)
    • Police Commission (under Andrew Frazer)
    • Education Commission (aka Raleigh Commission)
    • Enactment of Indian Universities Act, 1904.

Lord Minto: 

  • Lord Minto served as Viceroy of India from 1905 to 1910.
  • He witnessed the outburst of the Indian National Movement. 
  • Major events that happened during his regime included
    • Enactment of Newspapers (Incitement to offenses) Act, 1908
    • Explosive Substances Act
    • Deportation of Lala Lajpat Rai and Ajit Singh to Mandalay Jail (1907)
    • Surat Split (1907), Trial of Bal Gangadhar Tilak (1908)
    • Foundation of the Indian Muslim League (1906)
    • Indian Council Act of 1909 (Morley-Minto Reforms)
    • Establishment of Indian Home Rule Society in England by Shyamji Verma
    • The murder of Col. William Wyllie by Madan Lal Dhingra (1909)
    • The assassination of Jackson, the Magistrate of Nasik and Ahmadabad Bomb case (1909).

Lord Chelmsford:

  • Lord Chelmsford served as Viceroy of India from 1916 to 1921.
  • Important events during his tenure included
    • Lucknow Pact (1916)
    • Khilafat Movement
    • The emergence of Gandhi as a national leader
    • The passing of the Rowlatt Act and Jallianwalla Bagh Tragedy (1919)
    • Non-Cooperation Movement
    • Third Afghan War and the Treaty of Rawalpindi
    • August Declaration (1917)
    • Montague-Chelmsford Reforms (1919).

Related Questions

Consider the following statements regarding revolutionary activities during the national movement 1. Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev, and Rajguru were sentenced to death in the Assembly Bomb case of 1929. 2.Bhagat Singh wrote an essay titled 'Why I am an Atheist'. 3. Bhagat Singh and Sukhdev also organized the Lahore Students Union for open, legal work among the students. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Consider the following statements which is/are correct?
1. Sukhdev Thapar was not a member of Hindustan Socialist Republician Association.
2. 'Naujawan Bharat Sabha' started at Lahore.
3. Sukhdev Thapar, Bhagat Singh and Shivaram Rajguru were hanged in Lahore Central jail on 23rd March, 1931.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
In which year were Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev hanged?
When were Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru sentenced to death?
Which day is celebrated as the Martyr's Day or Shaheed Diwas to honour liberation warriors Bhagat Singh, Shivaram Rajguru, and Sukhdev Thapar?
On which day did the nation pay tributes to freedom fighters - Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev - on their martyrdom day?
If 'Some saints were martyrs' is true, what may be inferred about the truth or falsehood of the following proposition?
1. All non-martyrs were non-saints
2. All non saints were martyrs
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During Indian Freedom Movement, name the third freedom fighter who was hanged along with Bhagat Singh and Rajguru on 23rd March 1931?
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