History • Modern IndiaMedium
Which administrative innovation was introduced by British political officer John Claude White after he was appointed as the first Political Officer of Sikkim in 1889?
A. The introduction of a regular land revenue settlement, forest management, and police administration✓ Correct Answer
B. The total abolition of Buddhist monasteries and confiscation of monastic lands
C. The immediate conversion of Sikkim into a tea plantation colony managed by private European syndicates
D. The annexation of Sikkim into the Bengal Presidency as a standard district
💡 Solution & Explanation
John Claude White initiated modern administrative machinery in Sikkim by introducing systematic land revenue assessments, establishing a police force, regulating forests, and tapping mineral resources to stabilize state finances. Monasteries were preserved rather than abolished, and Sikkim remained a protectorate rather than being annexed as a direct British district. White's administration laid the structural foundation for modern governance in the state.
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