49. Who among the following Governor Generals created the Covenanted Civil Service of India which later came to be known as the Indian Civil Service ?

(a) Warren Hastings

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(b) Wellesley

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(d) William Bentinck

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Solution

The correct option is C
(c) Cornwallis

(C)
Lord Cornwallis (1786-93) was the first to bring into existence and organize the civil services.

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Q72 Consider the following statements about the growth of civil services in India.

i) The charter act of 1853 ended the British east India company`s patronage and monopoly over the civil service examination.

ii) Indian civil service act of 1861 recommended the holding of civil service exams only in England.

iii) Montford reforms of 1919 recommended holding of civil service examinations simultaneously in India and England.

iv) Government of India act 1919 provided for the establishment of the provincial public service commissions.

Which of the above statement/s is/are incorrect?

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