The British Rule
Modern History has its own importance in SSC CGL.A lot of question is asked every year from British Governor Generals and Viceroys of India.So, daily we will be posting two or three viceroys and few important points about them.
1.Sir Robert Clive
- He was the first & last Governor of Bengal. He remained the Governor of Bengal twice.
- He started the concept of the Dual Government or “Diarchy” in Bengal.
- He was known as the Kingmaker of the Bengal.
- He committed suicide after returning back to England in 1772.
2.Sir Warren Hastings
Governor General of Bengal → Sir Warren Hastings(1772 – 1785)
- Regulating Act was the first law passed by Britisher in India.(1773)
- Under this:-(i) The concept of dual govt. & Diarchy ended in Bengal.(ii) The supreme court was set up at Calcutta (1774) with total 4 judges.
- He started the Asiatic Society of Bengal (1784), with the help of William Jones.
- During his period, Geeta was translated into English by “Charles Wilkins”.
- The first newspaper of India “Bengal Gazette” was started in 1780 by “Mr. James Hickey”.
- 2nd Anglo-Mysore war was fought.
- He had a friendship with “Maharaja Chaith Singh” of Benaras & he was caught taking the bribe. This leads to the “Impeachment of Warren Hastings” in England. However, after 13 yrs. Of Impeachment proceedings, he was removed from all the charges.
3.Lord Cornwallis → (1786 – 1793)
- He started civil service Examination in India in 1786. That is why he is known as the father of the civil services. Mr. Satyendra Nath Tagore became the first person to qualify the civil services examination.
- He started permanent settlement system in Bengal under which the King collected the taxes of his area and then he distributed these taxes into 11 equal parts out of which 10 parts were kept by Britishers & 1 part by the king.
- 3rd Anglo-Mysore war was started (1789-1792)
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