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Q7
(CISF/2017)
History & Culture › Modern India (Pre-1857)
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
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D
Explanation
The pair in option D is incorrectly matched. The Minute on Indian Education (Macaulay's Minute) was presented by Thomas Babington Macaulay in 1835, during the tenure of Lord William Bentinck as Governor-General. It advocated for the introduction of English education in India.
- Lord North: Was the British Prime Minister when the Regulating Act of 1773 was passed to oversee the East India Company.
- Lord Cornwallis: Introduced the Permanent Settlement (Zamindari System) in Bengal and Bihar in 1793.
- Lord Bentinck: Is well-known for social reforms, specifically the Bengal Sati Regulation, 1829, which abolished the practice of Sati.
- Lord Canning: Served as the Governor-General (and later the first Viceroy) from 1856 to 1862, associated with the 1857 Revolt and the Indian Councils Act of 1861.
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