Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Modern India: Colonialism and the Countryside

Question:
The Governor General of Bengal when the Permanent Settlement was introduced in Bengal in 1793 was:
 
(1) Lord Wellesley
(2) Lord Curzon
(3) Lord Cornwallis
(4) Lord Dalhousie
Options:

1

2

3

4

Correct Answer:

3

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 3 - 3

(1) Lord Wellesley
(2) Lord Curzon
(3) Lord Cornwallis
(4) Lord Dalhousie


Charles Cornwallis
was the commander of British forces during the American War Of Independence and the Governor General of Bengal when the Permanent Settlement was introduced in 1793.