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SSC CGL 2023 PYQ — Question 33

SSC CGL - 26 July 2023 - Shift 4 • General Awareness • Q33

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Which Governor-General devised the policy of the Dual System of Government in Bengal?

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. Lord Clive.

Robert Clive devised the Dual System of Government (Diarchy) in Bengal in 1765 after the Battle of Buxar. Under this system:

  • The East India Company controlled revenue collection (Diwani rights), while the Nawab of Bengal retained administrative and judicial powers (Nizamat rights).

  • This allowed the Company to exploit Bengal's wealth without direct governance responsibilities.

  • The policy led to administrative chaos and economic exploitation, worsening Bengal's famine (1770).

  • It was later abolished by Warren Hastings in 1772.

Other Options:

  • Lord Hastings (abolished it)

  • Lord Lytton and Dalhousie (ruled much later, post-1850s).