Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Modern India: Colonialism and the Countryside

Question:

Which Governor General introduced the Permanent Settlement in Bengal?

Options:

John Simon

Lord Irwin

Lord Hastinge

Lord Cornwallis

Correct Answer:

Lord Cornwallis

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (4) → Lord Cornwallis

Lord 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.