History · Sources of Modern Indian History
UGC NET December 2019 History
Who among the following stated: 'I wish to have a different and rival spirit in different regiments, so that Sikh might fire into Hindoo, Gorkha into either, without any scruple in case of need'?
ALord Curzon
BLord Lytton
CCharles Wood ✓ Correct
DLord Dalhousie
Correct answer: (C) Charles Wood — Charles Wood said this, so the answer is Charles Wood.
Explanation
★Charles Wood said this, so the answer is Charles Wood.
★Charles Wood was the Secretary of State for India.
★He stated this wish for a rival spirit in different regiments.
★This was part of the policy of divide and rule in the army after 1857.
★Charles Wood is also known for Wood's Despatch on education.
★So the one who made this statement was Charles Wood.
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