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Development of civil services - Test Set 2

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  1. Question 1

    MPSC Prelims 2019
    The Statutory Civil Service was introduced under which Act?
    1. Charter Act of 1853
    2. Indian Councils Act of 1861
    3. Government of India Act 1858
    4. Indian Councils Act of 1892
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  2. Question 2

    UPSC CDS 2021
    The first Public Service Commission in India was established in:
    1. 1919
    2. 1926
    3. 1935
    4. 1947
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  3. Question 3

    UPSC CAPF 2020
    Which commission recommended the establishment of a Public Service Commission in India?
    1. Butler Commission
    2. Hunter Commission
    3. Lee Commission
    4. Fraser Commission
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  4. Question 4

    SSC MTS 2022
    When was the Indian Civil Services exam first opened to Indians?
    1. 1853
    2. 1861
    3. 1864
    4. 1871
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  5. Question 5

    UPSC NDA 2020
    The Indian Civil Services exams were initially conducted in which country?
    1. India
    2. France
    3. England
    4. Scotland
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  6. Question 6

    In which year was the ICS exam first held in India?
    1. 1919
    2. 1922
    3. 1935
    4. 1935
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  7. Question 7

    UPSC CDS 2022
    Which of the following colleges trained British civil servants before their appointment in India?
    1. Presidency College
    2. Elphinstone College
    3. East India College, Haileybury
    4. Hindu College
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  8. Question 8

    SSC CGL 2021
    The first Indian to become a member of the ICS was selected in the year:
    1. 1861
    2. 1863
    3. 1864
    4. 1869
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  9. Question 9

    BPSC Prelims 2020
    What was the significance of the Statutory Civil Service introduced in 1879?
    1. Allowed Indians to join administrative services through nomination
    2. Reserved posts for Indians in judiciary
    3. Created first provincial civil service
    4. Introduced ICS exams in Indian languages
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  10. Question 10

    KPSC 2018
    Which British officer played a key role in codifying laws during the Cornwallis reforms?
    1. William Jones
    2. Charles Grant
    3. George Barlow
    4. William Bentinck
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  11. Question 11

    UPSC NDA 2018
    Who among the following was NOT associated with early ICS reforms?
    1. Cornwallis
    2. Macaulay
    3. Dalhousie
    4. Ripon
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  12. Question 12

    BPSC Prelims 2021
    The ICS examination in India began in:
    1. Bombay
    2. Delhi
    3. Allahabad
    4. Madras
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  13. Question 13

    Who was the first Indian woman to join the Indian Civil Services?
    1. Sucheta Kripalani
    2. C.B. Muthamma
    3. Aruna Asaf Ali
    4. Sarojini Naidu
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  14. Question 14

    SSC CHSL 2020
    The primary aim of the Cornwallis Code was to:
    1. Promote Indian participation in governance
    2. Introduce a federal constitution
    3. Spread English education
    4. Reform police, judiciary, and revenue
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  15. Question 15

    UPSC CDS 2023
    The Lee Commission (1924) was established for the:
    1. Reform of Civil Services
    2. Reform of Indian criminal law
    3. Introduction of Dyarchy in provinces
    4. Decentralisation of finance
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  16. Question 16

    UPSC NDA 2022
    Who was the first Muslim to qualify for the ICS?
    1. Syed Ahmed Khan
    2. Syed Ameer Ali
    3. Badruddin Tyabji
    4. Mohammed Habib
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  17. Question 17

    Who laid the foundation of civil services in India?
    1. Warren Hastings
    2. Lord Cornwallis
    3. Lord William Bentinck
    4. Lord Dalhousie
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