Match List - I with List - II.
| List – I Personalities | List – II Their roles/Connections |
| (a) Charles Cornwallis | (i) Leader of the Santhal rebellion |
| (b) Mehtab Chand | (ii) Served in Bengal Medical Service |
| (c) Francis Buchanan | (iii) Permanent Settlement |
| (d) Sidhu Manjhi | (iv) Helped the British during the Santhal rebellion & 1857 revolt |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (a) - (iii), (b) - (iv), (c) - (ii), (d) - (i)
(a) Charles Cornwallis — this matches (iii) Permanent Settlement. He was the Governor General of Bengal when the Permanent Settlement was introduced there in 1793.
(b) Mehtab Chand — this matches (iv) Helped the British during the Santhal rebellion & 1857 revolt. Under Maharaja Mehtab Chand the Burdwan estate prospered, and he helped the British during the Santhal rebellion and the 1857 revolt.
(c) Francis Buchanan — this matches (ii) Served in Bengal Medical Service. Buchanan was a physician who served in the Bengal Medical Service from 1794 to 1815.
(d) Sidhu Manjhi — this matches (i) Leader of the Santhal rebellion. Sidhu Manjhi was the leader of the Santhal rebellion.
NCERT (2026-27): “2.1 In the hills of Rajmahal … Francis Buchanan was a physician who came to India and served in the Bengal Medical Service (from 1794 to 1815).…”
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