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Indian Governance and Policy

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Indian Governance and Policy covers the implementation of government schemes, public finance, and bilateral relations. It evaluates the impact of administrative and constitutional bodies in India. This subject is a mainstay in civil services and state examination prelims.

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Indian Governance and Policy Questions

Multiple choice

Consider the following statements regarding “SEWA”, which is devoted to women empowerment.

  1. It is a trade union for poor, self-employed women workers in India.
  2. It was founded in 1972 by the noted Gandhian and civil rights leader Aruna Roy.
  3. SEWA's main office is located in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.

Which of the given statements is/are incorrect?

  1. Only 2

  2. Only 3

  3. Only 1 and 2

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Self-Employed Women's Association of India (SEWA) is a trade union for poor, self-employed women workers in India.

SEWA was founded in 1972 by the noted Gandhian and civil rights leader Dr. Ela Bhatt. Aruna Roy is an Indian political and social activist who founded and heads the Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathana. SEWA's main office is located in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, and it works in several states of India.

Multiple choice

Apex

Directions: Some words in the news item below have been highlighted. Select the best contextual meaning of the related words.

The apex clergy of the Sikh community and the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) appeared to have stirred up another controversy on Wednesday as they once again honoured the assassins of the former Army Chief, General A.S. Vaidya, at Akal Takht in Amritsar.

  1. Reporting

  2. Supreme

  3. Spiritual

  4. Permanent
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

In 'apex clergy,' apex means the highest or top level. 'Supreme' correctly captures this meaning of being at the peak or highest position. 'Reporting' is unrelated, 'spiritual' describes a quality not the position, and 'permanent' refers to duration, not hierarchy.

Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

  1. The International Energy Agency (IEA) is a Paris-based autonomous intergovernmental organization established in the framework of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in 1974.
  2. India is not a member of the agency.

  1. Only 1

  2. Only 2

  3. Both of these

  4. Neither of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Statement 1 is correct: The International Energy Agency (IEA) is a Paris-based autonomous intergovernmental organization. Statement 2 is correct. China, India, and Russia are not the members of the IEA, but the organization works with its non-member countries also.

Multiple choice

Consider following statements in relation to the National Mission on Enhanced Energy Efficiency:

  1. The mission is one of the eight missions under India's National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC).
  2. The mission aims to save about 10% of our annual energy consumption by 2015.
  3. The 'Perform, Achieve and Trade' (PAT) mechanism is one of the initiatives under the mission.

Which of the given statements is/are correct?

  1. Only 1

  2. Only 1 & 2

  3. Only 1 & 3

  4. 1, 2 & 3
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Statement 1 is correct: Of the eight missions of the NAPCC, National Mission on Enhanced Energy Efficiency is one of the most ambitious.

Statement 2 is wrong: The mission aims to save about 5% of our annual energy consumption by 2015, and nearly 100 million tonnes of carbon dioxide every year.
Statement 3 is correct: The most innovative and challenging new initiative to be introduced under the Mission is the Perform, Achieve and Trade (PAT) mechanism which would assign energy efficiency improvement targets to the country's most energy-intensive industrial units, with the provision of allowing them to retain any energy-efficiency improvements in excess of their target in the form of Energy Savings Certificates, called ESCerts. Units will also be allowed to use purchased ESCerts to meet their targets.

Multiple choice

A single union GST was proposed by

  1. Rangarajan Panel

  2. Malegam Committee

  3. Kelkar Task Force

  4. Usha Thorat Committee
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

One of the major recommendations given by Kelkar Task Force (KTF) was the implementation of a single union GST. It was contradictory to the recommendations given by most of the scholars and those given by the Joint Working Group.

Multiple choice

Which of the following factors were identified by the Fazal Ali Commission that need to be taken into account in any scheme for reorganisation of states?

  1. Preservation and strengthening of unity and security of the country
  2. Linguistic and cultural homogeneity
  3. Financial, economic and administrative consideration
  4. Planning and promotion of the welfare of the people in each state as well as of the nation as a whole

  1. Only 1, 2 and 3

  2. Only 2 and 3

  3. Only 2, 3 and 4

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The Fazal Ali Commission (States Reorganisation Commission) identified all four factors - national unity and security, linguistic and cultural homogeneity, financial and administrative considerations, and welfare planning - as essential criteria for reorganizing states in India.

Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

  1. The States Reorganisation Commission under Fazal Ali out rightly rejected the idea of linguistic states.
  2. It suggested the abolition of four-fold classification of states under the original Constitution.

  1. Only 1

  2. Only 2

  3. Both of these

  4. Neither of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Statement 1 is wrong: The States Reorganisation Commission under Fazal Ali did not out rightly reject the idea of linguistic states. Rater it broadly accepted language as the basis of reorganistion of states. It rejected the theory of 'one language-one state'. Statement 2 is correct: It suggested the abolition of four-fold classification of states under the original Constitution & creation of 16 states & 3 centrally administered territories.

Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

  1. To deal with the demand for creation of states on linguistic basis, the Linguistic Provinces Committee was appointed in December 1948.
  2. This Committee was also known as JVP Committee.
  3. The Committee rejected language as the basis for reorganisation of states.

  1. Only 1 and 3

  2. Only 1 and 2

  3. Only 1

  4. All of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

To deal with the demand for creation of states on linguistic basis, the Linguistic Provinces Committee was appointed in December 1948. This Committee consisted of Jwaharlal Nehru, Vallabhbhai Patel and Pattabhi Sitaramaiah, and hence, it was also known as JVP Committee. The Committee rejected language as the basis for reorganisation of states. It proposed for 'sovereignty, unity & economic prosperity' to be the criteria for creation of new states.

Multiple choice

Consider the following statements regarding the Reorganisation of States:

  1. S. K. Dhar Committee (1947) and JVP Committee (1948) supported the notion of creating new states on 'linguistic basis'.
  2. In 1953, Andhra Pradesh was formed as the first linguistic state.
  3. In its report (1955), Fazal Ali Commission broadly accepted language as the basis for reorganistion of states.

Which of these statements is/are correct?

  1. Only 2

  2. 1 and 2

  3. 2 and 3

  4. None of these statements is true
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Interpretation based question.

Statement 1 is incorrect: JVP Committee out rightly rejected the language as the basis for state reorganization. It suggested 'security, unity and economic prosperity' as the criteria for the same cause.

Statement 2 is correct. Statement 3 is correct, but a student may mark it incorrect as he may misinterpret the word 'broadly' in the statement.
Multiple choice

Consider the following statements about the Lok Adalats:

  1. Considering the high number of pendency of cases, Lok Adalats need to be given, hitherto denied, statutory status.
  2. The jurisdiction of the Lok Adalats is conferred on them by the State or district bodies.

Which of the given statements is/are true?

  1. Only 1

  2. Only 2

  3. Both 1 and 2

  4. Neither of the two is correct.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Statement 1 is wrong: Under the Legal Services Authorities Act (1987), Lok Adalats have already been given statutory status. Words 'hitherto denied' make this statement incorrect. Statement 2 is correct.

Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is/are correct in relation to the Central Administrative Tribunal?

  1. It is a statutory body established in 1985.
  2. Despite being an “Administrative Tribunal”, it deals with the disputes relating to the recruitment and all service issues of many other government servants apart from the civil servants.
  3. It works under the administrative control of the Department of Personnel and Training.

  1. Only 1

  2. Only 3

  3. 2 and 3

  4. 1 and 3
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Statement 1 is correct: Central Administrative Tribunal was set up under the Administrative Tribunal Act (1985) of the Parliament.

Statement 2 is wrong: It does not deal with the disputes relating the recruitment and service issues of any other government servant than civil servants. Rather, it deals only with the issues involving the Civil Servants.
Statement 3 is correct.

 

Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

  1. Article 113 of the Constitution mandates that the estimates of expenditure from the Consolidated Fund of India included in the Annual Financial Statement and required to be voted by the Lok Sabha are submitted in the form of Demands for Grants.
  2. Capital Budget consists capital receipts and capital payments.
  3. Moneys held by Government in Trust as in the case of Provident Funds, Small Savings collections, income of Government set apart for expenditure on specific objects like road development, primary education, Reserve/Special Funds etc. are kept in the Public Account. Public Account funds do not belong to Government and have to be finally paid back to the persons and authorities who deposited them.

  1. 1 and 2

  2. 1 and 3

  3. 2 and 3

  4. 1, 2, and 3
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

All three statements are correct. Article 113 of the Constitution deals with the presentation of demands for grants. The Capital Budget indeed comprises capital receipts and capital payments. The Public Account contains money held in trust (like Provident Funds, Small Savings) which must be returned to the depositors and doesn't belong to the government.