Lord Cornwallis increased the salary of _____ to check bribery and corruption.

Police officers

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Civil servants

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Judges

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None of these

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Solution

The correct option is D Judges

Cornwallis increased the salary of the judges to check bribery and corruption. He abolished the court fees. A new code of regulations known as “Cornwallis code” was compiled in 1793 by Sir George Barlow.

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