Who among the following introduced the Permanent Settlement of Bengal in 1793?
Lord Cornwallis
Cornwallis introduced the Permanent Settlement in Bengal in 1793. It permanently fixed the land revenue payable by zamindars to the Company.
Similar Questions
- Who among the following was the last Governor-General of India before the office was permanently abolished?
Which one of the following statements is not true about the Izaredari system?
Which Governor General of Bengal underwent impeachment proceedings in the British Parliament?
Consider the following statements related to Wellesley's administration:
1) In the six years of Wellesley's administration, the army accounted for 42.5 percent of the Company's total expenditure.
2) Wellesley's administrative measures were restricted to the affairs of the Company and had nothing to do with the commercial and military affairs of the Indian ruling families.
Which of the statement/s given above is/are correct?
Important Questions from Viceroy and Governor
The Sati Pratha was abolished under the Governor - Generalship of ________.
In 1872, Lord Mayo, the Viceroy of India was assassinated in ___________
Which Governor-General of India made a law to abolish the custom of Sati in 1829?
Who of the following was the last Governor General of Bengal?
- The Hindu Widows' Remarriage Act, $1856$, represented a significant legal reform that permitted the remarriage of Hindu widows. This act was largely a result of the relentless efforts of social reformers like Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar.
Under the administration of which of the following Governor-Generals was this landmark legislation passed into law?
