Who among the following Governor Generals created the Covenanted Civil Service of India which later came to be known as the Indian Civil Service ?

1. The question asks which Governor General created the Covenanted Civil Service of India. 2. Lord Cornwallis (Governor-General 1786–1793) is credited with organizing and reforming the civil services in India. 3. He separated the commercial and administrative functions of the East India Company and introduced the Covenanted Civil Service, reserving higher posts for Europeans recruited in England through covenants. 4. Warren Hastings laid some groundwork, but the formal creation and structure are attributed to Cornwallis. 5. Wellesley and William Bentinck came later and implemented further reforms but did not create the initial Covenanted service. 6. This service later evolved into the Indian Civil Service (ICS).