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· Statement 1 is correct: For the first time a detailed and scientific census was held in 1872 under the leadership of Lord Mayo. However, it was in 1881 that the first complete census was taken. · Statement 2 is incorrect: Statutory Civil Services was introduced at the time of Lord Lytton in 1879. It was laid down that the candidates had to appear and pass the civil service examination which will be held in England and the maximum age for the candidates was reduced from 21 to 19 years. · Statement 3 is correct: In 1872, Lord Mayo on his official visit to the penal settlement at Port Blair was stabbed and killed by a life imprisonment convict by the name of Sher Ali. · Statement 4 is correct: Lord Minto II (1905- 1909) was famous for the Morley- Minto reforms of 1909 which provided a separate electorate for the Muslims. Lord Minto I tenure was from (1807-1813) and rule was famous for the treaties with the Shah of Persia and with Ranjit Singh (Treaty of Amritsar).
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