Match List I with List II:
| List I | List II | ||
| (A) | Leader of the Santhal Rebellion | (I) | Charles Cornwallis |
| (B) | Governor-General of Bengal when the Permanent Settlement was introduced | (II) | Maharaja Mehtab Chand |
| (C) | Surgeon to the Governor-General of India Lord Wellesley | (III) | Sidhu Manjhi |
| (D) | Raja of Burdwan | (IV) | Francis Buchanan |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A)-(III), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(II)
(A) Leader of the Santhal Rebellion — this matches (III) Sidhu Manjhi. Sidhu Manjhi was the leader of the Santhal rebellion of the 1850s against zamindars, moneylenders and the colonial state.
(B) Governor-General of Bengal when the Permanent Settlement was introduced — this matches (I) Charles Cornwallis. Charles Cornwallis had commanded the British forces during the American War of Independence; he was the Governor General of Bengal when the Permanent Settlement was introduced there in 1793.
(C) Surgeon to the Governor-General of India Lord Wellesley — this matches (IV) Francis Buchanan. Francis Buchanan was a physician in the Bengal Medical Service (1794 to 1815); for a few years he was surgeon to the Governor-General, Lord Wellesley.
(D) Raja of Burdwan — this matches (II) Maharaja Mehtab Chand. When the Permanent Settlement was imposed, Tejchand was the Raja of Burdwan; subsequently, under Mehtab Chand, the estate prospered.
NCERT (2026-27): “1.1 An auction in Burdwan … In 1797 there was an auction in Burdwan (presentday Bardhaman). It was a big public event. A number of mahals (estates) held by the Raja of Burdwan were being sold. The Permanent Settlement had come into operation in 1793. The East India Company had fixed the revenue that each zamindar had to pay. The estates of those who failed to pay were to be auctioned to recover the revenue. Since the raja had accumulated huge arrears, his estates had been put up for auction.…”
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