Local Self Government was strengthened by the Resolution of 1882 with the view to improve administration and was associated with :

Correct option is B

The correct answer is (b). Lord Ripon is widely regarded as the 'Father of Local Self-Government' in India. His Resolution of 1882 aimed to introduce a system of local boards to manage local affairs, primarily to serve as an instrument of political and popular education.
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• Lord Ripon served as the Viceroy of India from 1880 to 1884 and was known for his liberal reforms.
• The 1882 Resolution emphasized that local bodies should have a majority of non-official members.
• It proposed the establishment of District Boards and Taluk Boards to oversee local issues like sanitation and education.
• The primary objective was not just administrative efficiency but to foster a sense of civic duty among Indians.
• Ripon also repealed the controversial Vernacular Press Act during his tenure.

• Lord Canning: Served as the first Viceroy after the 1857 revolt; associated with the 'Clemency' policy.
• Lord Curzon: Known for the Partition of Bengal in 1905 and administrative centralisation.
• Lord Dufferin: Viceroy during whose tenure the Indian National Congress was formed in 1885.