Q. Which of the following Act dissolved the right of patronage to appointments in civil service held by British East India Company

Charter Act 1833

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Charter Act 1853

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Charter Act 1813

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Government of India Act 1858

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Solution

The correct option is B Charter Act 1853
Explanation:

The Charter Act 1853 introduced an open competition system of selection and recruitment of civil servants and ended the right of patronage to appointments in civil service held by the Court of Directors.

The covenanted civil service was thus thrown open to the Indians also. Accordingly, the Macaulay Committee (the Committee on the Indian Civil Service) was appointed in 1854.

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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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