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
- A
4 3 1 2
4 3 1 2. Gives Bentinck Permanent Settlement and Cornwallis Sati.
- B
3 4 2 1
3 4 2 1. Puts Dalhousie on Partition.
- C
3 4 1 2
3 4 1 2. Dalhousie still on Partition.
- 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.