HISTORY
MISCELLENOUS QUESTIONS
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Lord William Bentinck
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Lord Dalhousie
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Lord Wellesley
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Lord Cornwallis
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Detailed explanation-1: -Lord Dalhousie, who was the governor-general of India from 1848 to 1856, started the Public Works Department in 1848, and irrigation projects were among the earliest to be launched by this department.
Detailed explanation-2: -Lord Dalhousie founded the public works department through which works programme like construction of roads, bridges and other public utility works including extension of irrigation projects were undertaken.
Detailed explanation-3: -Detailed Solution. The correct answer is Lord Dalhousie.
Detailed explanation-4: -Birth of Lord Dalhousie-[April 22, 1812] Lord Dalhousie, Governor-General of India from 1848 to 1856 was born on 22 April 1812. He introduced the Doctrine of Lapse policy which turned out to be one of the major causes of the Revolt of 1857.
Detailed explanation-5: -He has styled Lord Ramsay until 1838 and The Earl of Dalhousie between 1838 and 1849. From 1848 to 1856, he was Governor-General of India. He laid the groundwork for India’s modern educational system by incorporating mass education alongside elite higher education.