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Who was Governor-General when the Permanent Settlement was introduced?

AThomas Munro
BHolt Mackenzie
CCharles Cornwallis
DWarren Hastings
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Charles Cornwallis
1. The Company wanted a regular flow of revenue. 2. Cornwallis introduced the settlement. 3. Munro and Mackenzie devised later systems. _Source: syllabus Our Pasts III, Chapter 3, Ruling the Countryside._
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