Question

The Indian Civil Service Act was passed during the Viceroyalty of __________
(A) Elgin
(B) Canning
(C) Minto
(D) Lytton

Answer 1

Hint: The Indian Civil Services Act was passed throughout the jurisdiction within the year 1861. It provided the reservation of bound principal posts for the members of the covenanted services.

Complete answer:
The Indian Civil Service Act was passed during the Viceroyalty of Canning. Lord Canning (1858–62): The Indian Councils Act of 1862 was passed, which proved to be a landmark within the constitutional history of India. The Principal posts were reserved for British.All appointments were from then to be reportable to the Secretary of State and unless the Secretary of State approves at intervals twelve months, were declared void.

Additional information:
The Indian Civil Service (ICS), for part of the 19th century officially known as the Imperial Civil Service, was the elite higher civil service of the British Empire in British India during British rule in the period between 1858 and 1947. Its members ruled over more than 200 million people in the British Raj. They were ultimately responsible for overseeing all government activity in the 250 districts that comprised British India. They were appointed under Section XXXII(32) of the Government of India.

So, the correct answer is an option (B) Canning

Note:
1. Canning is credited for ensuring that the administration and most departments of the government functioned normally during the rebellion and took major administrative decisions even when peak of the Rebellion in 1857 including establishing of the first three modern Universities in India
2. Act 1858, enacted by the British Parliament. The ICS was headed by the Secretary of State for India, a member of the British cabinet.