Indian Civil Service
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The Indian Civil Service was the elite administrative bureaucracy of British rule in India, responsible for governing and managing the colonial state's key functions.
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How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Indian Civil Service Context triple: [British India, introducedInstitution, Indian Civil Service]
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British India
British India was the vast territory on the Indian subcontinent administered by the British Crown and its agents from the 18th to mid-20th century, forming the core of the British Empire in Asia.
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B.
Universities Bureau of the British Empire
The Universities Bureau of the British Empire was the original coordinating body for universities across the British Empire that later evolved into the Association of Commonwealth Universities.
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C.
Royal Military College, Sandhurst
The Royal Military College, Sandhurst is the British Army’s premier officer training academy, renowned for producing many of the United Kingdom’s most prominent military and political leaders.
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D.
Munitions Board
The Munitions Board was a U.S. defense agency responsible for coordinating the procurement, production, and allocation of military supplies and equipment among the armed services.
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E.
British honours system
The British honours system is the formal framework through which the United Kingdom recognizes individuals for outstanding achievement, service, or bravery with titles, orders, and decorations.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Indian Civil Service Target entity description: The Indian Civil Service was the elite administrative bureaucracy of British rule in India, responsible for governing and managing the colonial state's key functions.
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A.
British India
British India was the vast territory on the Indian subcontinent administered by the British Crown and its agents from the 18th to mid-20th century, forming the core of the British Empire in Asia.
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B.
Universities Bureau of the British Empire
The Universities Bureau of the British Empire was the original coordinating body for universities across the British Empire that later evolved into the Association of Commonwealth Universities.
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C.
Royal Military College, Sandhurst
The Royal Military College, Sandhurst is the British Army’s premier officer training academy, renowned for producing many of the United Kingdom’s most prominent military and political leaders.
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D.
Munitions Board
The Munitions Board was a U.S. defense agency responsible for coordinating the procurement, production, and allocation of military supplies and equipment among the armed services.
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E.
British honours system
The British honours system is the formal framework through which the United Kingdom recognizes individuals for outstanding achievement, service, or bravery with titles, orders, and decorations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bureaucracy
ⓘ
civil service ⓘ colonial administrative service ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
ICS
ⓘ
Indian Civil Service ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial Civil Service
|
| appliesToJurisdiction |
British India
ⓘ
British India ⓘ
surface form:
British Raj
|
| controlledBy |
Secretary of State for India
ⓘ
Viceroy of India ⓘ |
| country | British India ⓘ |
| describedAs | steel frame of British rule in India ⓘ |
| dissolved |
1947
ⓘ
20th century ⓘ |
| eligibilityRestriction |
Indians gradually admitted
ⓘ
initially restricted to British subjects ⓘ |
| employer | British Crown ⓘ |
| examinationLocation |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasEthnicComposition |
minority Indian officers
ⓘ
predominantly British ⓘ |
| hasGenderComposition | overwhelmingly male ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Calcutta
ⓘ
New Delhi, India ⓘ
surface form:
New Delhi
|
| inception |
1858
ⓘ
19th century ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Government of India Act 1858
ⓘ
Indian Civil Service self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Indian Civil Service Act 1861
|
| notableMember |
Allan Octavian Hume
ⓘ
Charles Cornwallis ⓘ
surface form:
Cornwallis
Jawaharlal Nehru ⓘ Satyendranath Tagore ⓘ Subhas Chandra Bose ⓘ Surendranath Banerjee ⓘ Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel ⓘ
surface form:
Vallabhbhai Patel
|
| partOf |
British India
ⓘ
surface form:
Government of India (British Raj)
|
| precededBy |
East India Company College
ⓘ
surface form:
East India Company civil service
|
| replacedBy |
Indian Administrative Service
ⓘ
Pakistan Civil Service ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
collection of land revenue
ⓘ
district administration ⓘ implementation of colonial policies ⓘ law and order ⓘ maintenance of civil administration ⓘ revenue administration ⓘ |
| selectionMethod |
competitive examination
ⓘ
merit-based recruitment ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
opening of examinations in India in 1922
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transfer of power in 1947 ⓘ |
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Subject: Indian Civil Service Description of subject: The Indian Civil Service was the elite administrative bureaucracy of British rule in India, responsible for governing and managing the colonial state's key functions.
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