Multiple choice general knowledge

What is the highest position for Bureaucracy in India

  1. Chief Secretary

  2. Cabinet Secretary

  3. Personal Secretary

  4. Additional Chief Secretary
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Cabinet Secretary is the senior-most civil servant in India and serves as the ex-officio Chairman of the Civil Services Board. Ranking above all other secretaries including Chief Secretaries of states, the Cabinet Secretary heads the entire bureaucracy at the national level and directly advises the Prime Minister on administrative matters, making option B the correct answer. The position was created in 1969 and is the top of the administrative hierarchy.

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