RAS question
The Rajasthan Public Service Commission (RPSC) was established in the year:
Correct answer: (B) 1949.
The Rajasthan Public Service Commission was established in 1949.
Explanation
The Rajasthan Public Service Commission traces its creation to the Rajasthan Public Service Commission Ordinance, 1949, issued after the integration of princely states. The official RPSC profile explains that, at the time of Rajasthan's formation, only Jaipur, Jodhpur and Bikaner had public service commissions, and the new state needed one commission for recruitment and service matters. The ordinance process appeared in the Rajasthan Gazette, and the Commission was established in 1949. The institution was placed under the 1949 ordinance, with Ajmer as its headquarters. The establishment year of the Rajasthan Public Service Commission is 1949.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) 1947 marks India's independence, but the RPSC was created later under the Rajasthan Public Service Commission Ordinance, 1949.
- (C) 1950 is associated with the Constitution coming into effect, whereas the RPSC's ordinance-linked establishment belongs to 1949.
- (D) 1951 is too late because the RPSC had already been established in 1949, before later rules regularised its work.
Concept
The institutional history of Rajasthan's post-integration administrative machinery includes commissions, ordinances and constitutional bodies that are core to Rajasthan polity and administration.