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SSC CPO 2019 PYQ — Question 94

SSC CPO Tier I - 9th December 2019 - Shift 1 • General Awareness • Q94

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Which Governor-General of India, in 1772, introduced two courts in each district – a criminal court (faujdari adalat) and a civil court (diwani adalat)?

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Correct answer: B

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The correct answer is Option 2 i.e. Warren Hastings.

Warren Hastings
  • The English statesman Warren Hastings (1732-1818) was the first governor general of British India.
  • The Governor-General of Bengal was officially created by the Regulating Act of 1773.
  • India's first newspaper ‘The Bengal Gazette' was published in his reign.
  • He established  Civil and Criminal Courts

    abolish of judicial functions of Zamindari.

  • He introduced two courts in each district – a criminal
    court (faujdari adalat) and a civil court (diwani adalat).