Lord Cornwallis (A.D. 1786 – A.D. 1793) Answer in a word Set 04

Lord Cornwallis (A.D. 1786 – A.D. 1793)

Answer in a word Set 04

1. Who were the worst affected by the ‘Permanent Settlement’?
Ans: Cultivators
 
2. What policy did Wellesley follow?
Ans: Policy of expansion
 
3. Who was the first Indian ruler to join the subsidiary alliance?
Ans: The Nizam of Hyderabad
 
4. What was the major reform introduced by Cornwallis?
Ans: Permanent Revenue Settlement 
 
5. When was the Permanent Revenue Settlement introduced ?
Ans: A.D. 1793
 
6. What was established to supervise the work of the collectors?
Ans: A Board of Revenue
 
7. How did Wellesley bring the princely states under the control of the British?
Ans: Through Subsidiary Alliance
 
8. Where was Tipu’s family sent?
Ans: To Vellore fort
 
9. Who made the English East India Company as a Strong political power in India?
Ans: Wellesley