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Which of the following abbreviations related to categories of Indian Civil Services is INCORRECT?1. ICS2. IPS3. IFS4. IAS

Answer» Correct Answer - Option 1 : ICS

The correct answer is ICS.

  • There are three categories of All India Civil Services:
    • Indian Administrative Service (IAS)
    • Indian Police Service (IPS)
    • Indian Forest Service (IFoS)

  • Lord Cornwallis is considered as the "Father of Indian Civil Services‟.
  • 1853 Act introduced an open competition system of selection and recruitment of civil servants.
  • The covenanted civil service was thus thrown open to the Indians also.
  • Accordingly, the Macaulay Committee (the Committee on the Indian Civil Service) was appointed in 1854.


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