History · Sources of Modern Indian History
UGC NET June 2012 History
Name the Governor General who adopted a policy of the Europeanisation of the bureaucracy and the exclusion of Indians from higher posts.
AWarren Hastings
BCornwallis ✓ Correct
CWellesley
DDalhousie
Correct answer: (B) Cornwallis — Cornwallis adopted this policy, so the answer is Cornwallis.
Explanation
★Cornwallis adopted this policy, so the answer is Cornwallis.
★He served as Governor General from 1786 to 1793 and reorganised the administration.
★He believed Indians were unfit for high office and reserved senior posts for Europeans.
★He framed the Cornwallis Code of 1793, separating revenue and judicial functions.
★He also introduced the Permanent Settlement of Bengal and reformed the civil service.
★His policies shaped the early colonial bureaucracy along racial lines.
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