Question

Consider the following statements: 

1. Warren Hastings was the first Governor General who established a regular police force in India on the British pattern. 

2. A Supreme Court was established at Calcutta by the Regulating Act, 1773. 

3. The Indian Penal Code came into effect in the year 1860. Which of the statements given above are correct? 

 (a) 1 and 2 

(b) 2 and 3 

(c) 1 and 3 

(d) 1, 2 and 3

Answer 1

(b) Statement 1 is incorrect as Lord Curzon was the first Governor General who established a regular police force in India on the British pattern. A Supreme Court was established at Fort Williams by the Regulating Act, 1773 with jurisdiction over Bengal, Bihar and Orissa.