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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
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.
SIMILAR QUESTIONS
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists : List-I (Governor General) A. Lord Cornwallis B. Lord Wellesley C. Lord Dalhousie D. Lord Curzon List-II (Important Policy) 1. Partition of Bengal 2. Doctrine of Lapse 3. Permanent Settlement 4. Subsidiary Alliance Code :
Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer using the codes given below the lists :
List-I (Revolt)
A. Paika Revolt
B. Bareilly Revolt
C. Malabar Revolt
D. Sylhet Revolt
List-II (Leader)
1. Edachena Kungan
2. Radharam
3. Mufti Muhammad Aiwaz
4. Jagabandhu Bidyadhar Mahapatra
Codes : A B C D
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists : List I List II (Official) (Office held) A. Samahartri 1. Chief of the Palace Guards B. Samnidhatri 2. Chief collector C. Sansthadhyaksha Gf revenue D. Antaravamshika 3. Treasurer 4. Superintendent of markets Code : A B C D
Match List-I (Scientists) with List-II (Well known as) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
| List-I (Scientists) | List-II (Well known as) |
|---|---|
| A. Birbal Sahni | 1. Mathematician |
| B. Ramanujan Srinivasa | 2. Paleobotanist |
| C. Sir C.V. Raman | 3. Physicist-Botanist |
| D. Sir J.C. Bose | 4. Physicist |
Codes:
| A | B | C | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (a) | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| (b) | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| (c) | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| (d) | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 |