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Explanation

Lord Cornwallis, one of the Governor Generals of Bengal, introduced Civil Services to India.

The Indian Civil Service (ICS), officially known as the Imperial Civil Service

The Indian Civil Service (ICS) was the higher civil service of the British Empire in India during British rule in the period between 1858 and 1947.

Its members ruled over more than 300 million people

The Indian Civil Service (ICS) was appointed under Section XXXII(32) of the Government of India Act 1858

Explanation

• The first Round Table Conference convened from 12 November 1930 to 19 January 1931
  
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• The Second Round table conference was held from 7 September 1931 to 1 December 1931 in London. 
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• The Third Round Table Conference was held in 1932 between November and December. 
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• First round table conference: 1930

  2nd: 1931

  3rd:1932

  All in London

• All three round table conferences were attended by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar and Tej Bahadur Sapru.

Explanation

The East India Company (EIC) was an English, and later British, joint-stock company

The East India Company (EIC) was founded on December 31, 1600

The East India Company (EIC) dissolved in 1874

The East India Company was founded during the rule of Queen Elizabeth I

Explanation

The Universities of Calcutta, Bombay, and Madras were established as the outcome of Sir Charles Wood’s dispatch. The first three universities in India Calcutta, Madras, and Bombay were established in 1857.

Explanation

• In 1858, the territories and assets of the East India Company came under the direct control of the British Crown, and the title of Viceroy was granted to the governor-general of India to reflect the governor-general's new role as the monarch's representative.
• This title was used until British India was partitioned into the two independent dominions of India and Pakistan in 1947.

Explanation

Ehsan Shahid Choudhry has been given the British Empire Medal for his services to the residents of the Hounslow area of London.

Ehsan Shahid Choudhry, the co-founder of Muslim Hands — The Open Kitchen, was included in the King’s Birthday Honours List 2023.

Explanation

Ehsan Shahid Choudhry has been given the British Empire Medal for his services to the residents of the Hounslow area of London.

Ehsan Shahid Choudhry, the co-founder of Muslim Hands — The Open Kitchen, was included in the King’s Birthday Honours List 2023.

Explanation

The Romans came to Britain in 54 BC.

Explanation

In a country with an unwritten constitution, conventions and customs play a more prominent role because the constitution is not codified in a single document.

Explanation

Britain came to have a constitutional government by the end of the 17th century, with the Magna Carta of 1215 being a significant step in this development.