Who among the following started the Indian Agriculture Service?

[amp_mcq option1=”Lord Curzon” option2=”William Bentinck” option3=”Lord Minto” option4=”Lord Rippon” correct=”option1″]

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UPSC CDS-2 – 2019

Lord Curzon, during his tenure as Viceroy of India (1899-1905), initiated several administrative reforms aimed at improving efficiency and specializing services. Recognizing the importance of agriculture, he established the Department of Agriculture and proposed the creation of the Indian Agriculture Service to professionalize agricultural administration and research.

The establishment of the Indian Agriculture Service was initiated during the Viceroyalty of Lord Curzon.

Curzon’s period saw significant developments in agriculture, including the establishment of the Imperial Agricultural Research Institute at Pusa. He was also responsible for the Famine Commission (1901), partition of Bengal (1905), and various measures concerning education, archaeology, and police.

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