Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.

Question

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

1. A. A-4, B-3, C-1, D-2
2. B. A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1
3. C. A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2
4. D. A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1 (Correct answer)

Correct Answer

Option D — A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1.

Key Points

• A. Lord Dalhousie — 4. Doctrine of Lapse. Under it Satara, Jhansi, Nagpur, Sambalpur and others were annexed; Dalhousie also annexed Awadh (1856) on grounds of misgovernance.
• B. Lord Curzon — 3. Partition of Bengal. Carried out in 1905 and revoked in 1911.
• C. Lord William Bentinck — 2. Prohibition of the practice of Sati. Abolished by Regulation XVII of 1829, with Raja Ram Mohan Roy's support.
• D. Lord Cornwallis — 1. Permanent Settlement of Bengal. Introduced in 1793, making zamindars the proprietors of land.
• Hence option (d).

Additional Information

• Dalhousie also introduced the railways (1853), the telegraph, the postal system and the Wood's Despatch (1854) on education, and set up the Public Works Department.
• Curzon created the Archaeological Survey of India under the Ancient Monuments Preservation Act, 1904, and appointed the Universities Commission.
• Bentinck also suppressed thuggee and female infanticide, and made English the medium of instruction following Macaulay's Minute (1835).
• Cornwallis is called the "father of civil services in India" and introduced the Cornwallis Code (1793), separating revenue and judicial functions.