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Correct Answer: Option (B) — 2 only
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Standard Reference VerifiedStatement 1 is incorrect: The proposal to designate a separate minister and secretary exclusively for administrative reforms was recommended by the First Administrative Reforms Commission (1966), not the N. Gopalaswamy Ayyangar Report (1949–50). Statement 2 is correct: Based on the recommendations of the First Administrative Reforms Commission, the Department of Personnel was established in 1970 directly under the Prime Minister's Secretariat.
In Statement 1, 'designated solely' represents an extreme phrasing for a senior cabinet appointment in administrative history, signaling high probability of being incorrect.
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