History • Medieval IndiaEasy
The dual system of administration in Bengal, where the Company exercised revenue rights and the Nawab held administrative control, was abolished by:
A. Warren Hastings✓ Correct Answer
B. Lord Cornwallis
C. Robert Clive
D. Lord Wellesley
💡 Solution & Explanation
Warren Hastings abolished the Dual Government system in Bengal during his tenure as Governor in 1772, bringing both revenue collection and civil administration directly under British East India Company control. Robert Clive had originally established this dual administrative structure following the Treaty of Allahabad in 1765.
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