A) The Civil Service, introduced by the East India Company was the highest paid service in the world.
B) The Company Charter Act, 1853 provided that all recruits to the Civil Service were to be selected through a competitive examination.
C) Since the regime of Cornwallis, the Indians were strictly excluded from the Civil Service.
D) Cornwallis ensured the promotion of the members of the Civil Service on the basis of their performance.
Correct Answer: D
Solution :
Till 1853 all appointments to the Indian Civil Services were made by the directors of the East India Company, but the Charter Act of 1853 abolished their right to appoint the members of the Civil Service and it provided the recruitment of the candidates through a competitive examination. Cornwallis ensured the promotion of the members of the Civil Service by seniority.
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