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  1. Who was the father of Civil Service?
    1. Lord Minto
    2. Lord Wellessley
    3. Lord William Bentinck
    4. Lord Cornwallis
Correct Option: D

Lord Cornwallis was the father of Civil Services. The term 'civil service' was used for the first time by the East India Company to distinguish its civilian employee from their military counterparts. Lord Cornwallis started the Civil Service in Indian to effectively administer British territories in India.


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