Question Discussion & Solution

The correct answer is Cornwallis.

Key Points

• Lord Cornwallis created the Covenanted Civil Service of India which later came to be known as the Indian Civil Service.
• Lord Cornwallis:
  • Lord Cornwallis was a British army officer, administrator, and diplomat who had previously served his country during the War of American Independence.
  • He had surrendered along with his troops to the Americans at Yorktown.
  • In 1786, he accepted the offer to take up the post of Governor-General of Bengal on the condition that he be given the supreme military command as well.
  • He arrived at Calcutta on 12 September and took charge.
  • Under his guidance, the Cornwallis Code was developed which contained provisions for governing the civil, policing and judiciary administration in British India.

Additional Information

• Warren Hastings
  • Warren Hastings (1732 – 1818) became the first Governor of the Presidency of Fort William (Bengal) in 1772 and the first Governor-General of Bengal in 1774 till he resigned in 1785.
  • He started his career as a writer (clerk) in the East India Company at Calcutta in 1750.
  • In 1758, he became the British resident at Murshidabad, the capital of Bengal, after Mir Jafar was installed as the Nawab after the Battle of Plassey.
  • During his term, the First Anglo-Maratha war and the second Anglo-Mysore war were fought.
  • The Regulating Act of 1773 was passed during his term.
  • He supported Sir William Jones in the formation of the Asiatic Society of Bengal in 1785.
• Wellesley
  • Lord Wellesley remained Governor-General of Fort Williams from 1798 to 1805.
  • During his tenure, the Fourth and last Anglo-Mysore war was fought and Tipu was killed in this war.
  • The Second Anglo Maratha war also happened in which Bhonsle, Scindia and Holkar were defeated. Wellesley followed the policy of “subsidiary alliance”, which was accepted by the rulers of Mysore, Jodhpur, Jaipur, Bundi, Macheri, Bharatpur, Oudh, Tanjore, Berar, Peshwa, and Nizam of Hyderabad.
• William Bentinck
  • William Bentinck was born on 14 September 1774 at Buckinghamshire, England to William Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland and Lady Dorothy.
  • His father was a Prime Minister of Great Britain.
  • Bentinck joined the British army at the age of 16 and had become a colonel by 1798.
  • In 1803, he was named the Governor of Madras.
  • He later served as Governor-General of India from 1828-1835.
  • He is credited with reforms in educational, social and judicial spheres during his tenure as Governor-General of British India.

The correct answer is Mansingh I.

Key Points

• Mansingh I-
  • He was the son of Bhagwant Das.
  • His first coronation took place in Patna, while his second coronation took place in Amber.
  • He was one of the Navaratnas of Akbar.
  • He played a major role in suppressing the Afghan rebellion in Bengal, Odisha, and Bihar.
  • The Mughal emperor Akbar gave him the titles of Farzand and Raja.
  • He also received seven thousand mansabdari from Akbar.
  • He first went for the Ranthambore campaign with Akbar in 1569 AD.
  • He was the chief commander of Akbar in the battle of Haldighati.

Additional Information

• Mirza Jai Singh-
  • He gave services to three Mugal Kings (Jahangir, Saha Jahan, and Aurangzeb).
  • In the Battle of Dharmat​ (1658 AD), he gave company to Darashikoah against Aurangzeb.
  • In 1665 AD, he signed a Treaty with Shivaji, which is known as Purandar Treaty.
  • Shahjahan gave him the Mirza King title during the Gandhar campaign.
• Bharmal-
  • He first met Akbar in 1556 AD with the help of Majnu Khan.
  • He accepted Akbar's humility with the help of Changtai Khan in 1562 AD.
  • He was the first Kachwaha ruler who established matrimonial relations with the Mughals.
• Bhagwant Das-
  • Akabar gave him five thousand Mansabdari due to his bravery.
  • He was the leader of the third delegation, which was sent to convince Rana Pratap
  • His daughter Manbai was married to Jahangir.

The correct answer is Banawali.

• In 1544 AD, the battle of Giri-Sumel fought between the armies of Rao Maldev and Afgan ruler Sher Shah Suri at Sumel, a Palace between Ajmer and Jodhpur.
• Trusted generals of Rao Maldev’s army name Jaita and Kumpa ware killed during this battle.
• Sher Shah Suri defeated the Rao Maldev army.
• According to Satish Chandra - Sher Shah Suri quoted remark for this battle " I had given away the country of Delhi for a handful of millets"