Question

Who among the following introduced the Permanent Land Revenue Settlement of Bengal, which was later extended to the provinces of Bihar and Orissa?
1. Lord Minto
2. Lord Wellesley
3. Lord Cornwallis
4.  Lord Lake

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Lord Cornwallis

The correct answer is Lord Cornwallis.

• Lord Cornwallis served as the Governor-General of India from 1786 to 1793.
• The Permanent Land Revenue Settlement of Bengal was introduced by Lord Cornwallis.
  • The Permanent Land Revenue Settlement is an agreement between the East India Company and Bengal landlords to fix revenues to be raised from the land.
  • It was introduced in 1793.
  • It was permanently altered the way the company collected taxes in its territories.
  • It was introduced first in Bengal and later extended to the provinces of Bihar and Orissa.
• Lord Cornwallis is the father of the Indian Civil Service.
• Lord Cornwallis is the father of the Indian Police System.
• Lord Cornwallis established criminal courts in India.

• Lord Wellesley is the Governor-General of India who introduced the system of the Subsidiary Alliance in India.
  • A Subsidiary Alliance is an agreement in which Indian rulers agreed to keep British forces in their territory.
  • Lord Wellesley is also known as the 'Bengal Tiger'.
• Lord Minto is the viceroy at the time of the Muslim League in Dhaka in 1906.
  • Indian Council Act 1909 was passed during the time of Lord Minto.
  • Indian Council Act 1909 is popularly known as Minto-Morely reforms.
• Lord Lake was a commander-in-chief of the military in British India.