Consider the following statements with reference to evolution of Civi...
The Charter Act of 1853 introduced an open competitive examination and Indians were allowed to participate.
Enrich Your Learning: Civil Service under the British: - Lord Cornwallis is known as the father of Indian Civil Service.
- The Charter Act of 1833 tried to introduce an open competition for selection of civil servants and stated that Indians should not be debarred from holding any place. But it was highly opposed by the Court of Directors.
- The Charter Act of 1853 introduced an open competitive examination and Indians were allowed to participate. In this regard, a committee on Indian Civil Service- Macaulay Committee was formed in 1854 and the first examination was held in 1855.
- After the Government of India Act of 1858, the higher civil service in India came to be known as the Indian Civil Services (ICS).
- Initially the principal posts were reserved for the British only. But after The Indian Civil Service Act, 1861, it was mentioned that a person, whether Indian or European could be appointed to any post (covenanted or uncovenanted) if he had resided for minimum 7 years in India.
- The Indian Civil Services Act of 1870 carried the process of Indianisation of civil services forward.
- Satyendranath Tagore was the first Indian to get selected in the Indian Civil Services.
- Aitchison Committee was appointed by Lord Dufferin in 1886 to recommend changes in the civil services. The Committee recommended that the Covenanted and Uncovenanted Civil Services should be changed into Imperial, Provincial, and Subordinate civil services. The maximum age for entry into civil services should be 23 years.
- The Islington Commission (1912): 25 % of the posts in the superior civil service should be filled from among Indians, partly by direct recruitment and partly by promotion.
- The Montagu-Chelmsford Report (1918): India should be the venue for conducting examination for 33 % of the superior posts and that this percentage should increase by 1.5 % annually.
- From 1922, the ICS exam was held in India.
- By 1934, there were seven All India Services including the Indian Forest Service, Indian Police, Indian Political Service etc.
- After independence, the ICS became the Indian Administrative Service (IAS).
Consider the following statements with reference to evolution of Civi...
Explanation:
The correct option is (c) 1 and 3 only. Let's analyze each statement to understand why.
Statement 1: Lord Cornwallis is attributed as the father of Indian Civil Service.
- This statement is correct. Lord Cornwallis is considered the founder of the Indian Civil Service (ICS). He introduced the Civil Services in India during his tenure as Governor-General of India from 1786 to 1793. He established a merit-based system for the recruitment and selection of civil servants, which laid the foundation for the Indian Civil Service.
Statement 2: The Charter Act of 1833 introduced an open competitive examination.
- This statement is incorrect. The Charter Act of 1833 did not introduce an open competitive examination for the Indian Civil Service. It did, however, make provisions for the appointment of civil servants based on a competitive examination. This competitive examination was not open to all, but rather restricted to the European candidates.
Statement 3: The ICS exam was held in India from 1922.
- This statement is correct. The Indian Civil Service Examination was indeed held in India from 1922. Prior to 1922, the ICS examination was conducted in London, and Indian candidates had to travel to England to appear for the exam. However, with growing demands for the examination to be held in India, the British government decided to establish examination centers in India, starting from 1922.
Therefore, the correct option is (c) 1 and 3 only.
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