Q. Consider the following statements:

1. Persons selected by the UPSC for Indian Administrative Service and Indian Police Service constitute the backbone of the higher level bureaucracy in the States.
2. An IAS or IPS officer is assigned to a particular State, where he or she works under the supervision of the Union Government.

Which of the above is / are correct?
Answer: Only 1
Notes: Only the first statement is correct. Persons selected by the UPSC for Indian Administrative Service and Indian Police Service constitute the backbone of the higher level bureaucracy in the States. An IAS or IPS officer is assigned to a particular State, where he or she works under the supervision of the State Government. However, the IAS or IPS officers are appointed by the Central Government, they can go back into the service of the Central Government and most importantly, only the Gentral Government can take disciplinary action against them. This means that the key administrative officers of the States are under the supervision and control of the Central Government.