Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?

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Lord North : Regulating Act of 1773

Lord Cornwallis : Permanent Settlement

Lord Bentinck : Abolition of Sati

Lord Canning : Minute on Indian Education

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UPSC CISF-AC-EXE – 2017

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The pair “Lord Canning : Minute on Indian Education” is not correctly matched. The famous ‘Minute on Indian Education’, often referred to as Macaulay’s Minute, was authored by Thomas Babington Macaulay, the Law Member of the Governor-General’s Council, in 1835. This occurred during the tenure of Lord William Bentinck as the Governor-General of India (1828-1835). Lord Canning served as the Governor-General of India from 1856 to 1858 and then as the first Viceroy of India from 1858 to 1862.

– The Regulating Act of 1773 was passed during the time when Lord North was the British Prime Minister.
– The Permanent Settlement was introduced by Lord Cornwallis in Bengal, Bihar, and Odisha in 1793.
– The abolition of Sati by Regulation XVII of 1829 was enacted during the Governor-Generalship of Lord William Bentinck.
– Macaulay’s Minute of 1835 advocated for the introduction of English education in India.

– Lord Canning oversaw the Indian Mutiny of 1857 and the transfer of power from the East India Company to the British Crown following the Government of India Act 1858.
– The Wood’s Despatch of 1854 was another significant document on Indian education, issued during Lord Dalhousie’s tenure.

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