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Which Viceroy of India mocked and denounced the Indian National Congress as representing only a 'microscopic minority' of the population?

  1. A
    Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
  2. B
    Lord Dufferin
  3. C
    Lord Curzon
  4. D
    Theodore Beck

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Lord Dufferin, who was the Viceroy of India during the formation of the Indian National Congress (1885), initially looked at it with indifference but later criticized it significantly, dismissing the organization as a representative body of a mere "microscopic minority" of Indian citizens.

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Which Viceroy of India mocked and denounced the Indian National Congress as representing only a 'microscopic minority' of the population?
A
Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
B
Lord Dufferin
C
Lord Curzon
D
Theodore Beck

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