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WBCS Preliminary Examination 2015 — General Studies · Question 51 of 200

Q51
History of IndiaBritish Rule: Administration, Economy & Society
Who introduced the system of Civil Services?
  1. a.Lord Hardinge
  2. b.William Bentinck
  3. c.Warren Hastings
  4. d.Lord Dalhousie

Answer: (C) Warren Hastings

Warren Hastings laid the foundations of the civil service system in British India. However, it was Charles Cornwallis who reformed, modernised, and rationalised it — and for this reason Cornwallis is often called the 'Father of Civil Service in India.' The question's printed answer (c) Warren Hastings refers to the initial establishment.

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