Question : Which of the following Governors-General introduced a code which provided for the separation of revenue from judicial administration?
Option 1: Lord Cornwallis
Option 2: William Bentinck
Option 3: Lord Wellesley
Option 4: Warren Hastings
Correct Answer: Lord Cornwallis
Solution : The correct answer is Lord Cornwallis .
In 1793, the Governor-General Lord Cornwallis introduced the Cornwallis Code. This code established the division of the civil service into three branches: commercial, judicial, and revenue. The Cornwallis Code improved and modernised the foundation laid by Warren Hastings.
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