Correct Answer Lord Mayo Explanation & Key Takeaways: • In 1872, Lord Mayo, the Viceroy of India was assassinated at Port Blair by Sher Ali. • Sher Ali was given life imprisonment at the penal settlement in the Andaman Islands when he stabbed and killed Lord Mayo. • Lord Mayo (1869-1872) • Opening of the Rajkot College in Kathiawar and the Mayo College at Ajmer for political training of Indian princes. • Establishment of Statistical Survey of India. • Establishment of Department of Agriculture and Commerce. • Introduction of state railways Related Concepts: Lord Dalhousie: • The chief instrument through which Lord Dalhousie implemented his policy of annexation was the ‘Doctrine of Lapse’. • Under the Doctrine of Lapse, when the ruler of a protected state died without a natural heir, his/her state was not to pass to an adopted heir as sanctioned by the age-old tradition of the country. • Lord Dalhousie came to India as the Governor-General in 1848. • Lord Dalhousie was keen on annexing the kingdom of Avadh. Lord Lytton(1876-1880): • The Vernacular Press Act was passed in 1878 by Viceroy Lord Lytton (1876-1880). • This Act allowed Magistrates to collect security deposits from Regional Language/Native language/Vernacular newspapers and confiscate their printing press if they published anything against the crown. • However, these same rules are not applied to English Language Printing Press.