Question

A Public Works Department was set up in India by

Options

• Lord Dalhousie

• Lord Ripon

• Lord Warren Hastings

• Lord William Bentinck

Answer 1

A Public Works Department was set up in India by Lord Dalhousie

Explanation:

The Central Public Works Department of India is a  central government-owned authority in charge of the public sector works. CPWD came into existence in  July 1854 when Lord Dalhousie established a central agency for execution of public works and set up  Ajmer Provincial Division.