Discussion
Recruitment to the ICS came to be based totally on merit, after :
Answer: B
Recruitment to the ICS became wholly based on merit after 1855.
The Charter Act of 1853 ended the East India Company's system of patronage, under which the Directors nominated candidates for the covenanted service. Following the Macaulay Committee's report of 1854, the first open competitive examination was held in London in 1855, and from then on entry depended on performance in the examination.
1773 is the year of the Regulating Act, which concerned the Company's government, not recruitment. 1892 is the year of the Indian Councils Act. 1922 is the year simultaneous ICS examinations began to be held in India as well as in London, which widened access but did not introduce merit.
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