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(a) Explain how the Permanent Settlement initiated a rule of property in Bengal and what were its consequences ? (20 marks)

2. (b) Was the Western education a harbinger of cultural awakening or an instrument of colonial hegemony ? Discuss. (20 marks)

2. (c) Can you explain how, after acquiring Diwani, the government of the East India Company functioned like 'an Indian ruler' ? (10 marks)