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Q46 (UPPCS/2025) History & Culture › Modern India (Pre-1857)

Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.
List - I (Governor General/Viceroy)
A. Lord Dalhousie
B. Lord Curzon
C. Lord William Bentinck
D. Lord Cornwallis
List - II (Important contribution/work)
1. Permanent settlement of Bengal
2. Prohibition of Practice of Sati
3. Partition of Bengal
4. Doctrine of Lapse
Code :
A B C D

Result
Your answer: —  ·  Correct: B

Explanation

The correct matching is as follows:

  • Lord Dalhousie (A-4): He is known for the Doctrine of Lapse, a policy used to annex princely states like Satara, Nagpur, and Jhansi if the ruler died without a natural male heir.
  • Lord Curzon (B-3): He oversaw the Partition of Bengal in 1905, which led to widespread anti-colonial protests and the Swadeshi Movement.
  • Lord William Bentinck (C-2): A reformist Governor-General, he passed the Bengal Sati Regulation in 1829, making the Practice of Sati illegal and punishable.
  • Lord Cornwallis (D-1): He introduced the Permanent Settlement of Bengal in 1793, which fixed land revenue in perpetuity and created the Zamindari system.

Thus, the correct sequence for A B C D is 4 3 2 1.

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