Who was the Governor-General when the Mahalwari regulation of 1833 was passed?
AWilliam Bentinck
BLord Dalhousie
CLord Curzon
DLord Canning
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. William Bentinck
1. William Bentinck was Governor-General from 1828 to 1835.
2. His government passed the new regulation in 1833.
3. Dalhousie revised the rates in 1855, and Curzon and Canning came later or elsewhere.
_Source: Wikipedia, Mahalwari system, Bentinck section_
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