Which of the following events did not take place during the reign of Lord William Bentinck as Governor General of British India.
1. Second Anglo-Sikh War and annexation of Punjab.
2. Opium trade was regularized, licensed and duty paid.
3. He established the first Medical College in Calcutta.
4. He was famous for the social reforms such as abolition of sati (AD 1829) with the help of Raja Ram Mohan Roy.
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Which of the following events did not take place during the reign of Lord William Bentinck as Governor General of British India.
1. Second Anglo-Sikh War and annexation of Punjab.
2. Opium trade was regularized, licensed and duty paid.
3. He established the first Medical College in Calcutta.
4. He was famous for the social reforms such as abolition of sati (AD 1829) with the help of Raja Ram Mohan Roy.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
The correct option is B 1 only
Lord William Bentinck was appointed as the governor General of Bengal from AD 1828 to 1833 but after enactment of the Charter Act of 1833, he became first Governor General of India. He was also known as the liberal Governor-General.
1. He was famous for the social reforms such as abolition of sati (AD 1829) with the help of Raja Ram Mohan Roy, Suppression of Thugi (AD 1830) and suppression of infanticide and child sacrifices.
2. Randhakant Deb opposed abolition of Sati Pratha.
3. Macaulay report on English language accepted as the official language of India, after recommendations of Macaulay. This report was based on downward filtration (it means teach further many more).
4. Opium trade was regularized, licensed and duty paid.
5. Salaries of Civil Servants were reduced along with the Bhatta of Military officers.
6. In higher Courts, Persian was replaced by English as the Court language.
7. He established the first Medical College in Calcutta.
8. Annexation of Mysore (AD 1831), Kachar (AD 1834) and Coorg (AD 1834).
Lord Dalhousie
Second Anglo-Sikh War (AD 1848-49) and annexation of Punjab in 1849.
1 only
Lord William Bentinck was appointed as the governor General of Bengal from AD 1828 to 1833 but after enactment of the Charter Act of 1833, he became first Governor General of India. He was also known as the liberal Governor-General.
1. He was famous for the social reforms such as abolition of sati (AD 1829) with the help of Raja Ram Mohan Roy, Suppression of Thugi (AD 1830) and suppression of infanticide and child sacrifices.
2. Randhakant Deb opposed abolition of Sati Pratha.
3. Macaulay report on English language accepted as the official language of India, after recommendations of Macaulay. This report was based on downward filtration (it means teach further many more).
4. Opium trade was regularized, licensed and duty paid.
5. Salaries of Civil Servants were reduced along with the Bhatta of Military officers.
6. In higher Courts, Persian was replaced by English as the Court language.
7. He established the first Medical College in Calcutta.
8. Annexation of Mysore (AD 1831), Kachar (AD 1834) and Coorg (AD 1834).
Lord Dalhousie
Second Anglo-Sikh War (AD 1848-49) and annexation of Punjab in 1849.
