{"id":87610,"date":"2025-06-01T06:48:43","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T06:48:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=87610"},"modified":"2025-06-01T06:48:43","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T06:48:43","slug":"who-among-the-following-introduced-the-permanent-settlement-of-bengal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/who-among-the-following-introduced-the-permanent-settlement-of-bengal\/","title":{"rendered":"Who among the following introduced the Permanent Settlement of Bengal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Who among the following introduced the Permanent Settlement of Bengal in 1793?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;Lord Cornwallis&#8221; option2=&#8221;Lord Ripon&#8221; option3=&#8221;Robert Clive&#8221; option4=&#8221;John Adam&#8221; correct=&#8221;option1&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC NDA-1 &#8211; 2018<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-nda-1-2018.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-nda-1-2018\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">Lord Cornwallis introduced the Permanent Settlement of Bengal in 1793.<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">Lord Cornwallis, who served as the Governor-General of Bengal from 1786 to 1793, is credited with implementing the Permanent Settlement in 1793. This system fixed the land revenue demand permanently and recognized the zamindars as the proprietors of the land.<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">Lord Ripon was a Viceroy known for reforms in local self-government and repeal of the Vernacular Press Act in the late 19th century (1880-1884). Robert Clive was a key figure in the early British East India Company&#8217;s rise to power in Bengal after the Battle of Plassey (1757), long before the Permanent Settlement. John Adam served as acting Governor-General briefly in 1823.<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who among the following introduced the Permanent Settlement of Bengal in 1793? 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