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first GG of India?

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William bentick

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first GG of Bengal?

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Warren hastings 1773 under regulating act 1773

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time period of Warren hastings as GG of Bengal?

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1773-85

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who is accredited with warren hastings for foundation of british rule in India>?

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Robert Clive

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in which GG’s time period did first anglo maratha war take place?

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warren hastings

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in which GG’s time period did treaty of salbai take place?

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warren hastings. end of first anglo maratha war

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in which GG’s time period did 2nd aglo mysore war take place?

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warren hastings
war in 1780-84

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in which GG’s time period did treaty of mangalore take place?

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warren hastings

treaty at the end of 2nd anglo mysore war 1780-84

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in which GG’s time period did rohilla war take place?

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warren hastings. 1774.

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in which GG’s time period did pitt’s india act came?

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warren hastings. 1784.

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what position did warren hastings hold before GG of bengal?

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Governor of Bengal in 1772

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who ended dirarchy in bengal?

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warren hastings in 1772 and took all charges in his hands

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when was dirarchy in bengal ended?

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in 1772 by warren hastings

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when was calcutta made capital of bengal?

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1772

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when was 5 years contract system in bengal started?

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in 1772 by warren hastings
system failed. landlords were discouraged.

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land revenue reforms by warren hastings?

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1 5 yr contract system in 1772. failed.
2 1 year contract system in 1776. landlords given more importance.

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when did 1 year contract system in bengal start?

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1776 by warren hastings

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judicial reforms by warren hastings?

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1 a zila diwani and a zila faujdari in every district
2 sadar diwani and sadar nizamat/faujdari in towns
3 estt supreme court in 1774 calcutta
4 separate hindu and muslim laws

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first GG of dominion of india?

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mountbatten

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first GG of free india?

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chakravati rajagopakachari
(also last)

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who divided bengal into districts and appoint collectors?

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warren hastings

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judge in a zila diwani?

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british as a collector

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judge in zila faujdari?

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indian judge as justice

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sadar diwani saw cases of?

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all civil appeal and cases of up to 500 rs

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highest civil appellate court in bengal warren hasting time?
sadar diwani
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when was SC estt in Bengal?
1774 calcutta
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area of jurisdiction of SC bengal?
calcutta town only but could hear cases of outside if both parties agree
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law under which calcutta SC operated?
british law
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where were the provisions of SC present in british time?
in regulating act of 1773
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first chief justice of british bengal?
sir eliza impe
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name of law warren hastings compiled from hindu laws?
code of Gentoo law
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who set up am madarsa in calcutta in 1781?
warren hastings
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who controlled the madarsa in calcutta under warren hastings?
maulvi muiz ud din
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when did warren hastings set up a madarsa in calcutta?
1781
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who published digest of hindu laws?
william johns and colbrook
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when was digest of hindu laws published?
1791 by william johns and colbrooks
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which book of muslim laws was translated for judicial use in warren hasting time?
fatwa e alamgiri (aurangzeb's reign)
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who translated bhagwat geeta to english?
charles wilkins
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who found asiatic society of bengal?
william johns with warren hastings 1784
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asiatic society of bengal. when and by whom?
1784 william johns and warren hastings
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why was asiatic society of bengal found in 1784?
to translate ancient indian manuscripts to english
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which brahmin was given death panelty by warren hastings which invited flak from british?
Nanda Kumar
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nanda kumar was given death panelty by?
warren hastings
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warren hastings allegedly took bribes from?
munni begum
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warren hastings transfered treasury from and to?
from murshidabad to calcutta
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who imposed impeachment motion on warren hastings on killing of nanda kumar?
in 1785 Berk imposed
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change in position of king of benaras by warren hastings?
mahip narayan made king of benaras. removed king chait singh
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which king did warren hasting remove to give the seat to mahip narayan?
chait singh of benaras
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who removed chait singh to give the seat of king to mahip narayan?
warren hastings
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time period of lord cornwallis as GG of bengal?
1786-93
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judicial reforms under lord cornwallis in bengal?
1 replaced distt criminal courts with 4 mobile courts (3 in bengal and 1 in bihar) 2 captured judicial rights from collector 3 estt a series of civil courts (diwani) 4 4 provinicial judges (calcutta, dhaka, mushirabad, and patna) 5 formed cornnwallis code in 1793 6 estt system of daroga i.e police services per 20 sqmile
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lord cornawallis made 4 mobile courts replacing criminal courts. where?
3 in bengal. 1 in bihar
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when were the judicial rights of bengal collector captured by GG?
in lord cornwallis's time
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hierarchy of diwan courts under cornwallis?
munshif (upto 50rs) registrar (100) distt judge (200) provincial judge (1000) sadar diwani (5000) privy council (5000+)
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change in sadar diwani monetarily under warren hastings and cornwallis?
under hastings up to 500 rs cases handled, under cornwallis up to 5000 rs
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monetary amount for munshif diwani court under cornwallis
upto 50 rs
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monetary amount for registrar diwani court under cornwallis
upto 100 rs
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monetary amount for district judge diwani court under cornwallis
rs200 upto
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monetary amount for provincial judge diwani court under cornwallis
upto 1000 rs
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monetary amount for sadar diwani court under cornwallis
upto 5000rs in Hasting time this was the court for cases upto 500 rs
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monetary amount for privy council diwani court under cornwallis
more than 5000 rs cases
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where were the 4 provincial judge courts in cornwallis time?
calcutta dhaka murshidabad patna
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cornwallis code when?
1793. decentralization of power.
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principle of cornwallis code 1793?
principle of decentralisation
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which GG estt the supremacy of law?
cornwallis under conwallis code 1793
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which GG separated power of executive and judiciary?
cornwallis under conwallis code 1793
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which GG abolished concept of blood money?
cornwallis under conwallis code 1793
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which GG gave importance to objective of murder to method of murder?
cornwallis under conwallis code 1793
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which GG replaced the punishment of mutilation of body with rigorous imprisonment?
cornwallis under conwallis code 1793
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under which GG did the profession of advocacy start?
cornwallis under conwallis code 1793
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who is known as the father of Indian Administrative Services?
Cornwallis
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who is k/a father of police services in india?
lord cornwallis
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who introduced the system of daroga in india?
lord cornwallis
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police station density that cornwallis set up in Bengal during his run as GG 1786-93?
a police station every 20 sqmiles
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who ended the land contract systems set by hastings and made permanent establishments?
lord cornwallis
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where did cornwallis make the permanent zamindar settlements?
bengal, bihar and orissa
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how long did permanent was implemented before reform by cornwallis in 1793?
10 years. in 1793 cornwallis made permanent actually permanent
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who made the format for permanent settlement by cornwallis in 1793?
John Shone
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who were considered land owners in permanent settlement by cornwallis in 1793?
zamindars
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ratio of land revenue between company and zamindars under rule of GG cornwallis (1786-93)
1/11 to zamindars 10/11 to company
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time period of john shore as GG of bengal?
1793-98
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who introduced the first charter act of 1793?
John Shore GG of Bengal (1793-1798)
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in which GGs time period was battle of Kharda (nizam vs marathas) occur?
John Shore 1793-98. battle was in 1795
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when and between whom was battle of kharda?
1795 nizam vs marathas
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time period of GG Lord Richard Wellestley?
1798-1805
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who started the system of subsidiary alliance in Bengal?
GG Richard Wellesley
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which was the first subsidiary alliance in India?
French Governor Dupleix with Hyderabad 1798
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provisions of a subsidiary alliance?
1 foreign policy: by company (of states) 2 security of states: by company 3 company appointed troops 4 company appointed resident in state (also a sovereign territory was to be given to the company)
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states engaged in subsidiary alliance?
hyderabad (first) 1798 mysore 1799 tanjavore 1799 oudh 1801 poona (peshwa) 1803
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when did hyderabad engage in subsidiary alliance?
1798
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when did mysore engage in subsidiary alliance?
1799
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when did tanjavore engage in subsidiary alliance?
1799
93
when did oudh engage in subsidiary alliance?
1801
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when did poona (peshwa) engage in subsidiary alliance?
1803
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who estt fort william college in calcutta?
GG wellesley in 1800
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where was fort william college estt?
calcutta by wellesley in 1800
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when was fort williams college set up?
1800 by wellesley in calcutta
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objective of fort williams college, calcutta set up?
training to civil servants
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which institution was set up for training of civil servants in calcutta?
fort william college by GG wellesley in 1800
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name change of fort williams college?
east indian college
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where was fort williams college transferred and changed its name?
to hailberry and changed to east indian college
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in which GG time did the second anglo maratha war took place?
wellesley (1798-1805) battle was in (1803-05)
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in which GG time did the 4th anglo mysore war took place?
wellesley (1798-1805) war in 1798-99
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who was the commander of fourth anglo mysore war?
aurthur wellesley (brother of richard wellesley GG 1798-1805)
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which GG was famously k/a tiger of bengal?
GG richard wellesley 1798-1805

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