मुख्य सचिवांबाबत खालील विधाने विचारात घ्या :
(a) मुख्य सचिव पद हे 1799 मध्ये लॉर्ड वेलस्ली याने निर्माण केले.
(b) इतर सचिवांच्या तुलनेत त्याचे पद समानातील पहिला यापेक्षा मोठे आहे.
(c) 2004 मध्ये पी.सी. होटा समितीच्या शिफारशीनुसार मुख्य सचिवाचे पद हे प्रमाणीत करण्यांत आले आहे आणि ते भारत सरकारच्या सचिवा समान केले गेले.
पर्यायी उत्तरे :

The correct answer is Option A (Statements (a) and (b) are correct, statement (c) is false.).

Key Points:
• Statement (a) is correct: The office of the Chief Secretary in India was originally created in 1799 by Lord Wellesley (Governor-General of Bengal), with G.H. Barlow appointed as the first Chief Secretary.
• Statement (b) is correct: The Chief Secretary is not merely *primus inter pares* (first among equals); he/she is the undisputed administrative head of the state secretariat and exercises overall administrative leadership and control over all other secretaries.
• Statement (c) is incorrect: The Chief Secretary's post was standardized and equated with that of a Secretary to the Government of India in pay and status in 1973 (on the recommendations of the Administrative Reforms Commission), not in 2004 via the P.C. Hota Committee (which dealt with civil services reforms like appraisal and tenure).
• Therefore, statements (a) and (b) are correct, while (c) is false (Option 1).
• Key Takeaway: Chief Secretary was created in 1799 by Wellesley; the position is superior to other secretaries and was standardized in 1973.