alleryWhich Governor-General is associated with the Permanent Settlement in Bengal?
AWilliam Bentinck
BWarren Hastings
CLord Dalhousie
DLord Cornwallis
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Lord Cornwallis
1. The Permanent Settlement was concluded by an administration headed by Charles, Earl Cornwallis.
2. It formed one part of the larger Cornwallis Code.
3. Hastings tried five-yearly inspections before it, Dalhousie revised Mahalwari rules, and Bentinck revised the 1822 regulation.
_Source: Wikipedia, Permanent Settlement, lead section_
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