Governor Generals/Viceroys: UPSC Previous Year Questions (Modern History)
1 previous year UPSC Prelims question on Governor Generals/Viceroys (Modern History). Choose an option to see the answer and explanation.
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UPSC 2010Modern History · Governor Generals/Viceroys
Q1. Who among the following Governor Generals created the Covenanted Civil Service of India which later came to be known as the Indian Civil Service?
Explanation
The Covenanted Civil Service of India, later known as the Indian Civil Service, was created by Lord Cornwallis during his tenure as Governor-General (1786-1793). He reorganized India’s administration, introducing a system where British recruits were sent to India as high-paid administrators with various privileges. Civil Services in British India were classified as covenanted and uncovenanted services on the basis of the nature of work, pay-scales and appointing authority.
Answer key for these questions
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2010
(c) Cornwallis
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How many previous year UPSC questions are there on Governor Generals/Viceroys?
This page covers 1 previous year UPSC Prelims GS Paper-I questions on Governor Generals/Viceroys (Modern History), asked from 1996 to 2010. Each has the correct answer and an explanation.
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Questions on Governor Generals/Viceroys (Modern History) are available for 9 years, from 1996 to 2010. Use the Year filter to practise a single paper.
