Pillars Of British Administration Flashcards
Name the four main pillars on which British administration stood.
- Civil service
- Army
- Police
- Judiciary
What did lord Cornwallis do?
- Founded civil service in India
- Banned the acceptance of presents by administrative officials and instead arranged payment of handsome salaries to them
- Separated the commercial and revenue branches of administration
The post given to Indians must have a salary lower than how much?
£500
Who formed bulk of the Company’s army?
Indian sepoys ( soldiers of the British army)
How many Indian soldier recruits were there by the time the conquest of India was over?
2,00,000
Who were in charge of cities in the police force?
Kotwals
Who were in charge of thanas?
Darogas
What position was given to the hereditary village police man?
Chowkidar
What happened in the Bengal regulation?
Customs of both Hindus and Muslims alike were written in the form of laws.
The judicial system was given a proper shape under whom?
Warren Hastings and Lord Cornwallis
Why did the British give Indians only subordinate positions?
They were convinced that the ideas, customs and institutions of the British could be firmly established only by the Englishmen.
