Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Modern India: Colonialism and the Countryside

Question:

During the American War of Independence, the person in the picture was appointed as the _________in the British forces?

Options:

Lieutenant

Commander

General

Brigadier

Correct Answer:

Commander

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.