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Q. Who said that the congress is tottering to its fall, and one of my great ambitions, while in India, is to assist it to a peaceful demise?

A
Lord Dufferin
B
Lord Curzon
C
Lord Minto
D
None of these

Correct Answer

Lord Curzon

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