Question

Who among the following Governor General created the Covenanted Civil Service of India which later came to be known as the Indian Civil Service ?
1. Warren Hastings
2. Wellesley
3. Cornwallis
4. William Bentinck

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Cornwallis

The correct answer is Cornwallis.

• Charles Cornwallis was appointed in February 1786 to serve Governor of the Presidency of Fort William.
• He was also appointed as Commander-in-Chief of British India.
• Cornwallis was raised to the title of Marquess Cornwallis in 1792 as recognition for his performance in the Third Anglo-Mysore War.
• In this, he extracted significant concessions from the Mysorean ruler, Tipu Sultan.
• He returned to England in 1793.

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• Cornwallis was engaged in administrative and diplomatic postings until 1798 when he was posted to the Kingdom of Ireland as Commander-in-Chief and Lord Lieutenant.
• Charles Cornwallis was again posted to India and Charles Cornwallis arrived in July 1805.
• He died in October in Ghazipur.