Multiple choice

Who introduced the system of Indian Civil Service?

  1. Warren Hastings

  2. Lord Dalhousie

  3. Lord Hardinge

  4. Lord Cornwallis
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The Indian Civil Service was introduced by Lord Cornwallis in 1793 (Cornwallis Code). He reformed the administration, created a professional bureaucracy, and separated commercial and revenue functions. Earlier, Warren Hastings had made administrative reforms, but the formal ICS structure came under Cornwallis.

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