HISTORY
MISCELLENOUS QUESTIONS
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Warren Hastings
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Wellesley
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Cornwallis
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William Bentinck
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Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is Cornwallis . Lord Cornwallis created the Covenanted Civil Service of India which later came to be known as the Indian Civil Service.
Detailed explanation-2: -Lord Cornwallis (1786-93) was the first to bring into existence and organize the civil services.
Detailed explanation-3: -Lord Cornwallis, one of the Governor Generals of Bengal, introduced the Civil Services to India.
Detailed explanation-4: -Hence, Charles Cornwallis is known as ‘the Father of civil service in India’. Cornwallis introduced two divisions of the Indian Civil service-covenanted and uncovenanted. The covenanted civil service consisted of only Europeans (i.e., British personnel) occupying the higher posts in the government.
Detailed explanation-5: -All this made it difficult for Indian candidates. Nevertheless, in 1864, the first Indian, Shri Satyendranath Tagore brother of Shri Rabindaranath Tagore succeeded. Three years later 4 other Indians succeeded.