INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

MISCELLENOUS QUESTIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Aitchison Commission was set up in 1886 under the chairmanship of Sir Charles Aitchison for:
A
To suggest feasibility of constitutional reforms
B
To suggest reforms in public services under British Raj.
C
To improve the standard of elementary education in India.
D
To recommend revocation of press act.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -It made the following recommendations in its report submitted in 1887: The two-tier classification of civil services into covenanted and uncovenanted should be replaced by a three-tier classification-Imperial, provincial and subordinate civil services. The maximum age for entry into civil services should be 23 years.

Detailed explanation-2: -The correct answer is Option 2, i.e Public Services Reforms.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Aitchison Commission was a Public Service Commission established in 1886 during the viceroyalty of Lord Dufferin.

Detailed explanation-4: -From 1922 onwards the Indian Civil Service Examination began to be held in India also, first in Allahabad and later in Delhi with the setting up of the Federal Public Service Commission. The Examination in London continued to be conducted by the Civil Service Commission.

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