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Difficulty: EasyBritish Colonial Expansion, Economic Policies, and Administrative Systems

Match the British colonial policies and land revenue systems in List-I with the corresponding Governor-General or British official responsible for their introduction in List-II.

  • Permanent Settlement of BengalLord Cornwallis
  • Subsidiary Alliance SystemLord Wellesley
  • Doctrine of LapseLord Dalhousie
  • Ryotwari System in MadrasThomas Munro

Answer

The correct pairings are: Permanent Settlement of Bengal matches with Lord Cornwallis; Subsidiary Alliance System matches with Lord Wellesley; Doctrine of Lapse matches with Lord Dalhousie; and Ryotwari System in Madras matches with Thomas Munro.
Each British administrator is directly linked to their specific policy contribution: Lord Cornwallis established the Permanent Settlement (1793), Lord Wellesley devised the Subsidiary Alliance System (1798), Lord Dalhousie enforced the Doctrine of Lapse (1848), and Thomas Munro introduced the Ryotwari System (1820).

Step-by-Step Solution

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Identify the key colonial policy or land revenue system on the left.
Connect each policy to its respective British Governor-General or Administrator.
Matching administrative and expansionist measures to their authors is a foundational requirement for State PSC General Studies assessments.

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British Colonial Expansion, Economic Policies, and Administrative Systems
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