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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Modern India: Colonialism and the Countryside

Question:

What is the name of the person shown in the picture below? 

Options:

Robert Clive

Charles Cornwallis   

William Bentinck 

 Warren Hastings. 

Correct Answer:

Charles Cornwallis   

Explanation:

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

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