INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

MODERN INDIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The system of civil services had been introduced into India by
A
Lord Ripon
B
Lord Dalhousie
C
Lord Bentick
D
Lord Hastings
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -During the colonial rule, Warren Hastings laid the foundation of civil service and Charles Cornwallis reformed it modernising and rationalising it. Charles Cornwallis is hence known as ‘the Father of civil service in India.

Detailed explanation-2: -Lord Cornwallis (1786-93) was the first to bring into existence and organize the civil services.

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