Who was the Governor General of Bengal when the Permanent Settlement was introduced there in 1793?

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  1. Charles Cornwallis
  2. Lord William Bentinck
  3. Lord Mountbatten
  4. Lord Ripon

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The correct answer is Charles Cornwallis.

Key Points

  • Lord Cornwallis 
    • Lord Cornwallis was the Governor-General of Bengal when the Permanent Settlement was introduced there in 1793.
    • The permanent settlement is also known as the Permanent Settlement of Bengal.
    • It was an agreement between the British East India Company and the Landlords of Bengal to fix the land revenue.
    • Land revenue was the major source of income for the British in India.
    • Permanent Settlement was one such land revenue system.
    • It was first introduced in Bengal and Bihar and later it was introduced in Madras and Varanasi.
    • This system was also known as the Zamindari system.
    • He is known as the 'Father of Civil Services in India'.
    • He created the post of District Judge.
    • he was the first person to codify laws in 1793.

Additional Information 

  • Warren Hastings
    • First Governor-General of Bengal.
    • He abolished the dual system of administration.
    • Regulating Act of 1773 and Pitt’s India Act of 1784.
    • Rohilla war in 1774.
    • He established Supreme Court in Calcutta.
    • He founded the Asiatic Society of Bengal.
    • First Anglo-Maratha War (1775-1782) ended with the Treaty of Salbai.
    • The second Anglo-Mysore war (1780-1784) ended with the Treaty of Mangalore.
  • Sir John Macpherson
    • Sir John Macpherson was a British administrator in India.
    • He was the acting Governor-General of Bengal from 1785 to 1786.
  • Sir John Shore
    • He introduced the first Charter act of 1793.
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