Modern History PYQ 44 of 636 · Governor / Governor-General / Viceroy

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

  1. ALord Curzon
  2. BLord Irwin
  3. CLord Minto
  4. DLord Chelmsford

B.P.S.C. (Assistant) 2019

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Correct answer: (b) Lord Irwin

Explanation

The great revolutionary martyrs Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru were hanged on 23 March, 1931 during the tenure of Viceroy Lord Irwin (tenure: 3 April, 1926–18 April, 1931).

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