Who designed the administrative code to separate revenue administration from judicial administration?

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SSC CGL 2023 Tier-I Official Paper (Held On: 21 Jul 2023 Shift 2)

Answer 1

The correct answer is Lord Cornwallis.

Key Points

Lord Lytton was the Governor-General of India from 1876 to 1880 and is known for his policies of repression and exploitation of Indian people. However, he did not design the administrative code to separate revenue administration from judicial administration.
Lord Cornwallis was the Governor-General of India from 1786 to 1793 and is known for his administrative and judicial reforms.
- He designed the administrative code to separate revenue administration from judicial administration in 1793.
Lord Auckland was the Governor-General of India from 1836 to 1842 and is known for his policy of annexation of Sindh.
- He did not design the administrative code to separate revenue administration from judicial administration.
Warren Hastings was the Governor-General of Bengal from 1772 to 1785 and the first Governor-General of India from 1774 to 1785.
- He introduced several administrative and judicial reforms during his tenure, but he did not design the administrative code to separate revenue administration from judicial administration.