Q40 · UPPSC Prelims 2025 · Set A · General Studies

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Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.List I · Governor General / ViceroyList II · Important contribution / workA. Lord Dalhousie1. Permanent Settlement of BengalB. Lord Curzon2. Abolition of SatiC. Lord William Bentinck3. Partition of BengalD. Lord Cornwallis4. Doctrine of LapseMatch List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.Code: A B C D

A 4 3 1 2
B 3 4 2 1
C 3 4 1 2
D 4 3 2 1

Correct answer: (d) 4 3 2 1

Explanation

  1. A

    4 3 1 2

    4 3 1 2. Gives Bentinck Permanent Settlement and Cornwallis Sati.

  2. B

    3 4 2 1

    3 4 2 1. Puts Dalhousie on Partition.

  3. C

    3 4 1 2

    3 4 1 2. Dalhousie still on Partition.

  4. D

    4 3 2 1

    4 3 2 1. Dalhousie — Doctrine of Lapse; Curzon — Partition of Bengal; Bentinck — abolition of Sati; Cornwallis — Permanent Settlement.

Summary. Official key is (d) 4 3 2 1. Lapse, Partition, Sati, Permanent Settlement. Also note: Cornwallis 1793 — Permanent Settlement, Bengal; Bentinck 1829 — Sati Regulation XVII; Dalhousie — Lapse; also railways and telegraph; Curzon 1905 — Partition of Bengal; revoked 1911.