Question

Q. With reference to the Committees on Public Services, consider the following pairs:

Committee	Recommendation
1. Aitchison Committee	Simultaneous Exam in England and India
2. Islington Committee	Establishment of the Public Service Commission
3. Lee Committee	Raising the examination age limit to 23 years.

Which of the above pairs is/are incorrectly matched?

• A. 1 and 2 only
• B. 2 and 3 only
• C. 1 and 3 only
• D. 1, 2 and 3

Answer 1

The correct option is D 1, 2 and 3

Explanation:

The Aitchison Commission was set up by Dufferin and it recommended that the exam must be held only in England. It classified the civil service into Imperial Indian Civil Service and (examination in England), Provincial Civil Service (examination in India). It also raised the age limit to 23.

The Islington Committee in 1912, accepted the system of simultaneous elections in India and England.

The Lee Commission in 1924 enabled the establishment of the Public Service Commission, as envisaged by the Government of India Act, 1919.