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The Impact Of The British Rule In India

Karnataka Board · Class 10 · Social Science

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Administrative and Judicial System

  • Lord Cornwallis introduced civil services administration to control corruption among company officials
  • Fort William College (1801) was established by Lord Wellesley for civil service training
  • Competitive examinations for civil services started in 1853, but mainly benefited British candidates
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Land Revenue Systems

  • Permanent Zamindari System (1793) - Lord Cornwallis made zamindars permanent landowners in Bengal
  • Zamindars paid fixed annual revenue to British, could collect any amount from farmers
  • System created new class of exploitative intermediaries between government and cultivators
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Modern Education System

  • Warren Hastings established Calcutta Madrasa (1781) and Jonathan Duncan started Sanskrit College, Banaras (1792)
  • Charles Grant advocated expansion of British education in India
  • Lord Macaulay's Education Policy (1835) aimed to create Indians 'British in intelligence, opinion and taste'
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Constitutional Development - Company Rule Acts (1773-1858)

  • Regulating Act 1773 - First parliamentary control over East India Company affairs
  • Created Governor-General of Bengal with authority over Madras and Bombay presidencies
  • Established Supreme Court in Calcutta with one Chief Justice and three judges

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The British replaced traditional Mughal administrationThree major systems were implementedLord Macaulay's 1835 education policy aimedProgressive Acts from Regulating Act 1773

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