योग्य विधान/विधाने निवडा.
(a) सरदार वल्लभभाई पटेल यांना भारतातील नागरी सेवेचे जनक म्हणतात.
(b) राज्य सेवेतील राजपत्रित वर्गातील सदस्यांची नावे भरती व निवृत्तीच्या वेळी सरकारी राजपत्रात प्रसिद्ध केली जातात.
(c) अखिल भारतीय सेवेतील सदस्यांचे वेतन राज्य सरकार व निवृत्ती वेतन केंद्र सरकार देते.
पर्यायी उत्तरे :

The correct answer is Option C (Statement (b) is correct; and (a), (c) are wrong.).

Key Points:
• Civil Services in India - Concepts and Gazetted Class:
• Statement (a) is WRONG: Historically, Lord Cornwallis is known as the 'Father of Civil Services in India'. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel is regarded as the 'Father of All-India Services' (or modern All-India Services).
• Statement (b) is CORRECT: A 'Gazetted Officer' is by definition one whose appointment, posting, transfer, and retirement are officially notified and published in the Government Gazette (राजपत्र).
• Statement (c) is WRONG: The pension of an All-India Service officer is paid by the State Government on whose cadre the officer was serving at the time of retirement, not directly as a blanket liability of the central government (though later adjusted via inter-governmental mechanisms).
• Hence, as confirmed by MPSC's official key, only statement (b) is correct.
• Key Takeaway: Lord Cornwallis is the Father of Civil Services in India (Patel is Father of All-India Services); Gazetted officers' appointments appear in the gazette.