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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

Which of the following is/are true in relation to the Simon Commission?

  1. It recommended the establishment of responsible government at the Centre.
  2. Separate electorates were retained by the Commission.
  3. It proposed reservation of seats for the depressed classes.
  4. It recommended the adoption of 'federal form of government'.

  1. Only 3

  2. Only 1, 2 and 3

  3. Only 2, 3 and 4

  4. None of these
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Commission's Report was published in May 1930. The following recommendations were made by the Commission.

  1. Establishment of responsible government in the provinces. However, the Commission did not recommend the establishment of either responsible government or Dyarchy at the Centre.
  2. Separate electorates were retained.
  3. It proposed reservation of seats for the depressed classes.
  4. It recommended for the adoption of the 'federal form of government' in order to cope up with the diversity of the country.
Multiple choice

Consider the following statements in relation to the Portuguese:

  1. Cochin was the earlier capital of the Portuguese.
  2. Alfonso de Albuquerque replaced Cochin with Goa as their capital city.
  3. Albuquerque was the real founder of the Portuguese power in India.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. Only 3

  2. Only 1 and 3

  3. Only 2 and 3

  4. All of the above
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Statement 1 is correct: Cochin was the earlier capital of the Portuguese.

Statement 2 is wrong: It was Nino de Cunha who transferred the Portuguese capital from Cochin to Goa in 1930. Statement 3 is correct: Alfonso de Albuquerque was the real founder of the Portuguese power in India.

Multiple choice

Consider the following statements:

  1. The headquarters of the Nutrition Society of India (NSI) are located at Delhi.
  2. India is ranked 2nd in the world in the number of children suffering from malnutrition, after Bangladesh (in 2012-13).

Which of the given statements is/are correct?

  1. Only (1)

  2. Only (2)

  3. Both (1) and (2)

  4. Neither (1) nor (2)
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Statement (1) is incorrect. The headquarters of the Nutrition Society of India (NSI) are located at Hyderabad. Statement (2) is correct. According to World Bank estimates, India is ranked 2nd in the world of the number of children suffering from malnutrition, after Bangladesh.

Multiple choice

Consider the following statements:(1) UNICEF sponsors the advertisement 'Kuposhan - Bharat Choro', which is enacted by Amir Khan. (2) The Central Government has made it compulsory for the packaged foods industry to list the nutritional facts per 1000 gm or 1000 ml or per serving of the products on their labels.

Which of the given statements is/are correct?

  1. Only (1)

  2. Only (2)

  3. Both (1) and (2)

  4. Neither (1) nor (2)
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A Correct answer
Explanation

(1) is correct. Amir Khan is the brand ambassador of UNICEF. He enacted in the UNICEF sponsored advertisement 'Kuposhan - Bharat Choro' to make the people aware about the symptoms of malnutrition. Statement (2) is incorrect. The Central Government has made it compulsory for the packaged foods industry to list the nutritional facts per 100 gm or 100 ml or per serving of the products on their labels.

Multiple choice

Directions: In the following question, five statements are provided. These statements form a coherent paragraph when properly arranged. Select the alternative representing the proper and logical sequencing of these statements.

A. An Indian professor (Amartya Sen, now settled in the USA and working in Harvard University) in a prestigious JRD Tata Memorial lecture in Delhi, in August 1995, on “Population Stabilization Programme” favoured 'cooperation' approach and denounced the use of coercion to bring down the lines of two famous theories of Condorcet (of France) and Malthus (of Britain).
B. Condorcet believed that female education would lead people to choose voluntarily smaller families and lower fertility rates. C. An important question has been raised now by some thinkers pertaining to population policy - that of cooperation vs coercion, or incentives vs disincentives, or Kerala model vs Chinese model. D. There are some thinkers who support cooperation while there are others who support coercion. E. He supported Condorcet's approach to the problem of population which talked of the emergence of new norms of small family size based on 'the progress of reason'.

  1. CADBE

  2. ADBEC

  3. CDAEB

  4. BAECD
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C Correct answer
Explanation

As the thought of this para jumble is expressed in C, therefore C initiates the sequence. This narrows down our approach to 2 options either (A) or (B). 'He' in E refers to 'Indian professor' in A, thus, we have AE link. Statement B explains the Condorcet's view, thus, it follows AE. Hence, (3) is the answer.

Multiple choice

Assertion (A) : Jharkhand, Chattisgarh, Orissa are poverty ridden states of India. Reason (R) : These states are rich in mineral resources.

  1. (A) is false, but (R) is true

  2. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the explanation

  3. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation

  4. (A) is true, but (R) is false
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Both assertion and reason are factually correct. Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, and Orissa (Odisha) are indeed among India's poorest states, consistently showing high poverty ratios. These states are also mineral-rich, accounting for a major share of India's mineral production. However, mineral wealth doesn't automatically reduce poverty - the resource curse phenomenon shows that mineral-rich regions often remain poor due to various factors including limited local value addition, environmental degradation, and unequal benefit distribution.

Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

  1. The Second Five Year Plan, which was based on Mahalanobis model of development, gave high priority to industrialisation.
  2. Three new steel plants in the public sector were commissioned at Rourkela, Dugapur and Bokaro during the Second Five Year Plan.

  1. Only 1

  2. Only 2

  3. Both of these

  4. Neither of these
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Statement 1 is correct: The Second Five Year Plan, which was based on Mahalanobis model of development, gave high priority to industrialisation. Statement 2 is incorrect: Three new steel plants in the public sector were commissioned at Rourkela, Dugapur and Bhilai during the second five year plan. Bokaro steel plant was commissioned during the Third Five Year Plan.

Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is/are incorrect?

  1. Kisan Credit Card Scheme was introduced in 1998-99.
  2. Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) was set up with a corpus of Rs. 10,000 crore with NABARD to finance rural infrastructure development projects by states.

  1. Only 1

  2. Only 2

  3. Both of these

  4. Neither of these
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Both the statements given are perfectly correct. Kisan Credit Card Scheme was introduced in 1998-99 to facilitate access to credit from Commercial Banks, Cooperatives and Regional Rural Banks. Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) was set up with a corpus of Rs.10,000 crore with NABARD to finance rural infrastructure development projects by states.

Multiple choice

University of Petroleum. Energy, Gas and Oil has been created by a statute of a State on self-financing scheme. It:

  1. Shall not be “the State” under Article 12

  2. Shall be “the State” having the trappings of the State under Article 12

  3. Shall not be “the State” with no liability and obligations to the public under Article 12

  4. Shall not be “the State” because of its governing relationship with other people under Article 12
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D Correct answer
Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is/are not correct?

  1. With the aim of reforming the land revenue administration of his empire, Akbar introduced the 'dahsala' system.
  2. Under the new system, revenue was calculated as one-fifth of the average produce of the previous ten years, to be paid to the state in cash.

  1. Only 1

  2. Only 2

  3. Both of these

  4. Neither of these
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Akbar set about reforming the administration of his empire's land revenue by adopting a system that had been used by Sher Shah Suri. A cultivated area was measured and taxed through fixed rates based on the area's crop and productivity. However, this placed hardship on the peasantry because tax rates were fixed on the basis of prices prevailing in the imperial court, which were often higher than those in the countryside. Akbar changed to a decentralised system of annual assessment, but this resulted in corruption among local officials and was abandoned in 1580, to be replaced by a system called the dahsala. Under the new system, revenue was calculated as one-third of the average produce of the previous ten years, to be paid to the state in cash. Akbar's dahsala system is credited to Raja Todar Mal, who also served as a revenue officer under Sher Shah Suri.

Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is/are false about Ladakh?

  1. It is a desert area.
  2. Very little agriculture is possible there.
  3. For drinking water, people depend on the melting snow.

  1. Only 1

  2. Only 2

  3. Only 3

  4. Only 2 and 3

  5. None of these
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E Correct answer
Explanation

Ladakh is a desert in the mountains in the eastern part of Jammu and Kashmir. Very little agriculture is possible here because this region does not receive any rain and is covered in snow for a large part of the year. There are very few trees that can grow in the region. For drinking water, people depend on the melting snow during the summer months.

Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

  1. The National Food for Work Programme was launched in 2004 in 150 most backward districts of the country.
  2. It is implemented as a 100% centrally sponsored programme.

  1. Only 1

  2. Only 2

  3. Both of these

  4. Neither of these
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Statement 1 is correct: The National Food for Work Programme was launched on 14th November, 2004 in 150 most backward districts of the country with the objective to intensify generation of supplementary wage employment. Statement 2 is correct: It is implemented as a 100% centrally sponsored programme. However, the transportation cost, handling charges and taxes on foodgrains are responsibility of the states.

Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

  1. Rajiv Gandhi Vidyutikaran Yojna was launched in the year 2005.
  2. Presently, Rajiv Gandhi Vidyutikaran Yojna forms a part of Bharat Yojna.

  1. Only 1

  2. Only 2

  3. Both of these

  4. Neither of these
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Statement 1 is correct: The Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana was launched in April of 2005 with aim of electrification of all villages and habitations, providing access to electricity to all rural households and to provide electricity connections to BPL (Below Poverty Line) families, free of charge. Statement 2 is also correct: Bharat Nirman is an Indian plan for creating basic rural infrastructure. It comprises projects on irrigation, roads (Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana), housing (Indira Awaas Yojana), water supply (National Rural Drinking Water Programme), electrification (Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana) and telecommunication connectivity.