Tuesday, May 5, 2009

HISTORY-GOVERNOR GENERALS

  • Collectors were appointed during Warren Hastings
  • When Hastings resigned Clavering was to become his successor.He even took oath.
  • Cole brook and William Jones codified the Hindu Law
  • With the help of Colonel Sleeman Bentinck suppressed the Thuggis
  • In 1850 Sikkim was annexed by Dalhousie
  • Annexation of Lower Burma or Pegu in 1852
  • Lord Amherst captured Bharatpur in 1826
  • Wasil, Chitu and Karim Khan led the Pindaris.They were suppressed by Hastings
  • Dalhousie concluded a treaty with the Nizam in 1853 by which Berar was ceded to the company
  • Anglo Bhutanese war during Lord Lawrence
  • State Railways were started during Lord Mayo
  • Dept of Agriculture and Commerce was started during Mayo
  • Initially railway was started by private parties
  • Lytton started Statutory Civil Service
  • In 1886 during the tenure of Lord Duffin,Aichinson Commission was appointed on Civil Services
  • Rendition of Mysore by Ripon
  • Bentinck created the post of Commissioners
  • Indian Post and Telegraph Act-1854
  • Abolition of Slavery by Ellenbrough
  • Lord Hardinge-ban on female infanticide and human sacrifice,First Anglo sikh war
  • First Anglo Afghan War- During Lord Auckland and Second during Lord Lytton
  • PWD was formed during Dalhousie
  • Cornwalis separated Revenue from administration and abolished the judicial power of the collectors
  • During Warren Hastings treasury was transferred to Calcutta from Murshidabad
  • Rohilla war in 1774.Their leader Hafiz Rehmat KhanThe decisive battle was fought in Miranpur
  • Warren Hastings was expert in Arabic,Persian and could speak in Bengali.He patronised oriental Learning
  • During Cornwalis provincial courts were established in Valcutta,Dacca,Murshidabad and Patna.In certain cases such courts even had original jurisdiction
  • John Shore and James Grant helped Cornwallis in evolving the Permanent Settlement
  • Wellesley called himself Bengal tiger
  • Wellesley sent Mehdi Ali Khan as envoy to Persia
  • Bentinck regularised and licensed opium trade and export
  • Bentick signed a treaty of perpetual friendship with Ranjit Singh
  • Lytton patronised free trade and abolished duties on many products like sugar,clothings,drills etc.

3 comments:

  1. nice blog...

    im myself a civil service aspirant..
    i really appreciate ur initiative of helping others while preparing urself...

    im an 3rd yr engg student from delhi my optionals r pub admin and psychology,,,preparing for 2010 ..
    wat r ur optionals ..????

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  2. Hi Saras, myself in State Civil services and ranked first in 2006 in west bengal.My optionals are history and veterinary science

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  3. Hi Saptarshi,

    It is just good to see that you are taking time out for other aspirants and helping them.
    Thanks for all your help.

    Currently i am working in IT industry and targeting 2010 exams.
    I am thinking of taking Geography and Sociology as my subjects. Please advice considering that i have science background all the way.

    I am B.Tech Computer science.

    Thanks,
    Sachin

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