Multiple choice

Which of the following Departments of the Government of India were put under the Cabinet Secretariat at the time of their creation?

  1. Department of Electronics
  2. Department of Scientific and Industrial Research
  3. Department of Personnel Select the correct answer using the code given below:

  1. Only 1 and 2

  2. Only 2 and 3

  3. Only 1 and 3

  4. 1,2 and 3
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D Correct answer
Explanation

At creation, the Department of Electronics (1970), Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (earlier), and Department of Personnel (1970, originally as Personnel and Administrative Reforms) were all placed under the Cabinet Secretariat to reflect their importance and central coordination needs. This arrangement preceded later minister allocations.

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