History · Sources of Modern Indian History
UGC NET November 2017 History
Who made the following statement: 'We have effectively crippled our enemy, without making our friends too formidable'?
ACharles Metcalfe
BCornwallis ✓ Correct
CLord Wellesley
DJohn Lawrence
Correct answer: (B) Cornwallis — Lord Cornwallis made this statement, so the answer is Cornwallis.
Explanation
★Lord Cornwallis made this statement, so the answer is Cornwallis.
★He said it about the outcome of a war.
★He meant that the enemy had been weakened without making the allies too strong.
★This reflected the British policy of balance.
★Lord Cornwallis is also called the father of the civil services.
★So the statement was made by Lord Cornwallis.
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