‘Who among the following Governor General created the Covenanted Civil Service of India which later came to be known as the Indian Civil Service? ‘A. Warren Hastings B. Wellesley ¢. Comwallis v D. William Bentinck Answer: Option © ‘The effort of Lord Warren Hastings and Lord Comwallis led to the rise of civil service. Hastings laid the foundations of civil service and Comwallis reformed, modemized and rationalized it. Hence, Cornwallis came to the known as the 'Father of Civil Service’ in India. He introduced the 'Covenanted Civil Services’ (higher Civil Services) which were different from the 'Uncovenanted Civil Services’ (lower civil services). The former was created by a law of the company, while the latter was created otherwise. However, he reserved all the covenanted services for the Europeans (e., English personnel) and thus excluded Indians from superior posts, Show Answer Discuss 83. Modern History CSP 2010 What was the immediate cause for the launch of the Swadeshi movement? A. The partition of Bengal done by Lord Curzon B. Assentence of 18 months rigorous imprisonment imposed on Lokmanya Tilak ¢. The arrest and deportation of Lala Lajput Rai and Ajit Singh, and passing of the Punjab Colonization Bill D. Death sentence pronounced on the Chapekar brothers. Show Answer Discuss 84, Modern History CSP 2010 Consider the following statements. 1. Dr. Rajendra Prasad persuaded Mahatma Gandhi to come in Champaran to investigate the problem of peasants. 2. Acharya J. B. Kriplani was one of the Mahatma Gandhi's colleagues in his Champaran investigation. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?