Establishment of European and British Rule in India — Social Science STD 8 — Question
Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 8Social ScienceEstablishment of European and British Rule in India2 Marks
Question
Which administrative improvements did Governor General Lord Cornwallis make$?$
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Answer
Governor General Lord Cornwallis made the following administrative improvements: $(1)$ He started the Civil Services to ensure that the Company got absolute power. $(2)$ He restricted traders of the Company from doing business and passed laws against corruption in order to control it. $(3)$ He separated the revenue department and the judiciary from one another. $(4)$ He divided Bengal into $23$ districts and appointed a collector for each district. He gave administrative and judicial powers to these collectors for each district.
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