Question

Who among the following Governor-Generals created the Covenanted Civil Service of India which later came to be known as the Indian Civil Service?

• A. Warren Hastings
• B. Wellesley
• C. Cornwallis
• D. William Bentick

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Cornwallis

• Cornwallis introduced Civil Services in India.

• After becoming the Governor-General of Bengal, Cornwallis restructured the administration and abolished the revenue boards and laid the new laws for them.

• He introduced new policies regarding the personal business of British officers.

• He exclusively divided the jurisdiction of civil and judicial administration through “Cornwallis code” which later, in turn, transformed into civil services in India.