Q2
History of IndiaBritish Rule: Administration, Economy & Society
Who was associated with the ‘Sunset Law’?
- a.Lord Lytton
- b.Lord Ripon
- c.Lord William Bentinck
- d.Lord Cornwallis
Answer: (D) Lord Cornwallis
The Sunset Law was part of Lord Cornwallis's Permanent Settlement of 1793: a zamindar who failed to pay the fixed revenue by sunset on the due date had his estate auctioned. Lytton, Ripon and Bentinck were later Governors-General and had nothing to do with this rule.