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QUESTION 1

Consider the following statements with reference to the history of UPSC:

1. At the time it was founded in 1926, under the Government of India Act, 1919, the UPSC was known as the Federal Public Service Commission.

2. When India became independent on August 15, 1947, the FPSC was headed by its first Indian chief, H K Kripalani.

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