Multiple choice

Who among the following introduced a scheme of administration which centered around a class of officials called Commissioners, each of whom was placed in charge of a division comprising several districts?

  1. Lord Cornwallis

  2. Lord Warren Hastings

  3. Lord Wellesley

  4. Lord William Bentinck

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D Correct answer
Explanation

Lord William Bentinck introduced the office of the Divisional Commissioner in 1829 to supervise the district collectors and improve administrative efficiency.