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Lord William Bentinck is famous for his _________.

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Wars
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Reforms
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The correct option is B Reforms
Lord William Bentinck was Governor-General from 1828 to 1835 in India. He introduced many judicial, financial, educational, social and administrative reforms. Some of them were as below:
1. Abolition of sati
2. Abolished provincial courts which were responsible for large arrears of cases and established a Supreme Court in Agra.
3. He started the practice of appointing Indians in Company’s service.
4. Schools and colleges were established to provide English education.

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