Previous year MCQs

UPPSC 2021 GS-I Indian Polity
Question

In which year P. C. Hota Committee on Civil Services Reforms was constituted ?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option B: 2004

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “2004”.
The Committee on Civil Service Reforms (Hota Committee Report, 2004) made recommendations, among other things on recruitment and recommended that the age for entrants to the higher civil services should be between 21-24 years with a relaxation of 5 years for SC/STs and 3 years for OBCs.

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