Consider the following statements: 1. Indian Civil Service Act, 1861 reserved certain offices for covenanted civil servants. 2. In 1863, Satyendra Nath Tagore became the first Indian to qualify for the Indian Civil Service. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? |ForumIAS

Q. Consider the following statements:
1.Indian Civil Service Act, 1861 reserved certain offices for covenanted civil servants.
2.In 1863, Satyendra Nath Tagore became the first Indian to qualify for the Indian Civil Service.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

[A] 1 only

[B] 2 only

[C] Both 1 and 2

[D] Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: C

Notes:

Explanation: Indian Civil Service Act, 1861: This Act reserved certain offices for covenanted civil servants but the examination was held in England in English language, based on classical learning of Greek and Latin.

The maximum permissible age was gradually reduced from 23 (in 1859) to 22 (in 1860) to 21 (in 1866) and to 19 (1878).

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