Question

Indian Police Service was earlier called as ____.

• A. Indian Imperial Police
• B. Provincial Police Service
• C. Police Commission
• D. Indian Imperial Police & Police Commission

Hint:

Important All India Services: IAS -- Indian Administrative Service, IPS -- Indian Police Service, IFS -- Indian Forest Service. Before independence, IPS was called Indian Imperial Police.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Step 1: Recall the pre-independence policing structure.
Before 1947, British India had its own top-level police service.
Step 2: Eliminate the other options.
Provincial Police Service and Police Commission are not the correct earlier designation of this all-India service.
Step 3: Confirm the earlier name.
The Indian Police Service was earlier called the Indian Imperial Police.
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