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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

On 12th May, 2011 the Supreme Court of India (SCI) banned the production, sale and use of endosulfan for some period. Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) filed the petition & SCI ordered the same on the basis of two expert committee reports. One committee headed by the Director General of Indian Council of Medical Reaserch. Who is the Director General of Indian Council of Medical Reaserch at present?

  1. Krishnan Venugopal

  2. Mukul Rahatogi

  3. S. H. Kapadia

  4. V.M. Katoch
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

V.M. Katoch is the Director General of Indian Council of Medical Reaserch at present.

Multiple choice

On 12th May, 2011 the Supreme Court of India (SCI) banned the production, sale and use of endosulfan for some period. Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) filed the petition & SCI ordered the same on the basis of two expert committee's reports. One committee headed by Agricultural Commissionner. Who is the Agricultural Commissionner at present?

  1. Arun Yadav

  2. Sharad Pawar

  3. Gurbachan Singh

  4. Mukul Rahatogi
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Gurbachan Singh the Agricultural Commissionner at present.

Multiple choice

Bihar Chief Minister and Rashtriya Lok Dal persident have called for protecting farmers' interests in the Land Acquisition Bill that Union Minister for Rural Development intends to seal after a meeting with stakeholders on May 20, 2011. How is the Union Minister for Rural Development at present?

  1. Ajit Singh

  2. Vilasrao Deshmukh

  3. Jayant Choudhary

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

Vilasrao Deshmukh the Union Minister for Rural Development.

Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is incorrect regarding MS Gurupadaswamy who died on 10th May, 2011 after suffering a heart attack?

  1. He served as petroleum and chemicals minister in the VP Singh government.

  2. His political career began when he successfully contested the Lok Sabha elections in 1952 from Mysore as a Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party candidate.

  3. He fell out with Indira Gandhi during the 1969 split and resigned from the ministry. Gurpadaswamy, then in Congress (O), became Leader of the opposition in Lok Sabha.

  4. He had worked as a journalist for a Kannada weekly in the 1970s and 1980s.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

He fell out with Indira Gandhi during the 1969 split and resigned from the ministry. Gurpadaswamy, then in Congress (O), became Leader of the opposition in Rajya Sabha.

Multiple choice

Consider the following statements:- (1) The central government signed two agreements to set up joint venture companies involving the public sector Airports Authority of India and the GMR and GVK groups for handling over the Delhi and Mumbai airports for modernisation. (2) A.V.P.Agrawal is Chairman of AAI. (3) The headquarters of AAI are situated in Jamshed G. Tata House, Navi Mumbai. Which among the above statements is/are true?

  1. Only 1

  2. Only 2 and 3

  3. All 1, 2 and 3

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

Statement 1 is true - the government signed agreements with GMR and GVK in 2006 for modernization of Delhi and Mumbai airports. Statement 2 is true - A.V.P. Agrawal was Chairman of AAI. Statement 3 is false - AAI headquarters are in Safdarjung Airport area, New Delhi, not Navi Mumbai. Therefore, only statements 1 and 2 are true.

Multiple choice

The commerce ministry had appointed a one-member committee to finalise a viable package for plantation farmers. Who among the following was selected for this job?

  1. M. S. Swaminathan

  2. C.V.K. Krishnamurthy

  3. N. Rangachary

  4. Mr. Sompal
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The Commerce Ministry appointed N. Rangachary, a former Chairman of the Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) and IRDA, as the one-member committee to finalize a viable package for plantation farmers. He was known for his expertise in taxation and regulatory matters. M.S. Swaminathan is a renowned agricultural scientist but was not the appointee for this specific committee.

Multiple choice

Consider the following statements:- (1) Two agreements were signed between the Government and the GMR and GVK groups to set up joint venture companies involving the public sector Airports Authority of India for handing over the Delhi and Mumbai airports for modernisation. (2) K Ramalingam is Chairman of AAI. (3) The headquarter of AAI is situated in Jamshed G. Tata House, Navi Mumbai. Which among the above statements is/are true?

  1. Only (1) is true.

  2. Only (2) and (3) are true.

  3. All (1), (2) and (3) are true.

  4. Only (1) and (2) are true.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Two agreements were signed with GMR and GVK groups for modernizing Delhi and Mumbai airports through joint ventures with AAI (1). K Ramalingam served as Chairman of AAI during this period (2). However, AAI's headquarters is located at Safdarjung Airport in New Delhi, not Jamshed G. Tata House in Navi Mumbai (3 is false). Therefore only statements (1) and (2) are true.

Multiple choice

The Omkar Goswami Committee was set up to study

  1. industrial location

  2. industrial pollution

  3. industrial infrastructure

  4. industrial sickness
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The Omkar Goswami Committee (1993) was specifically constituted to study and recommend solutions for industrial sickness in India. It examined the causes of industrial units becoming financially unviable and suggested reforms for rehabilitation and prevention. The committee's mandate did not cover industrial location, pollution, or infrastructure - those were addressed by other commissions.

Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

  1. In the year 1962, the Soviet Union and India concluded an agreement permitting India to manufacture MiG aircraft.
  2. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru faced the first no-confidence motion of his tenure as the head of the government in the year 1963.

  1. 1 only

  2. 2 only

  3. Both 1& 2

  4. Neither 1 nor 2

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

India and the Soviet Union signed a defense agreement in 1962 enabling the licensed manufacture of MiG-21 fighter jets in India. Additionally, J.B. Kripalani moved the first no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru in August 1963 following the Sino-Indian War.

Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

  1. By the Gandhi-Irwin Pact, the Congress agreed to suspend the Civil Disobedience Movement.
  2. By the Gandhi-Irwin Pact, the Government promised to release all political prisoners not convicted for violence.

  1. 1 only

  2. 2 only

  3. Both 1& 2

  4. Neither 1 nor 2
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Both statements are correct. The Gandhi-Irwin Pact (1931) had two key provisions: the Congress agreed to suspend the Civil Disobedience Movement (Statement 1), and the Government promised to release all political prisoners not convicted for violence (Statement 2). However, the pact was controversial as many felt it did not concede the demand for complete independence.

Multiple choice

During the time of Lord Cornwallis, as per the Zamindari system,

  1. The demand of the government on the revenue collected by the Zamindars was fixed at 70 percent.
  2. If a Zamindar failed to pay to the government its demand on the due date, his Zamindari was auctioned. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. 1 only

  2. 2 only

  3. Both 1& 2

  4. Neither 1 nor 2

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Under Cornwallis' Permanent Settlement (1793), the government's demand was fixed at 89% of the revenue collection, not 70%. Statement 1 is therefore incorrect. Statement 2 is correct - the Permanent Settlement included a strict provision that if Zamindars failed to pay the government's fixed demand on the due date, their estate could be auctioned to recover the revenue. This created immense pressure on Zamindars and led to many defaults.

Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

  1. Raja Rammohan Roy arranged for the first inter-caste marriage under the Brahmo Samaj.
  2. Keshab Chandra Sen enunciated the basic tenets of Brahmo Samaj in his book Brahmodharma.

  1. 1 only

  2. 2 only

  3. Both 1& 2

  4. Neither 1 nor 2
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Statement 1 is incorrect - Raja Rammohan Roy died in 1833 in Bristol, England, while the first inter-caste marriage under the Brahmo Samaj was arranged much later in 1862. The marriage was between the son of Debendranath Tagore and a girl from another caste, under the reforms initiated by Debendranath Tagore, not Rammohan Roy. Statement 2 is correct - Keshab Chandra Sen did indeed write 'Brahmodharma' in 1861 which enunciated the basic tenets of the Brahmo Samaj, outlining its theological and philosophical principles.

Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

  1. Chittaranjan Das was a member of non-official Jalianwala Bagh Enquiry Committee.
  2. Subhash Chandra Bose was a member of Motilal Nehru Committee which was appointed by the Congress to draft a Constitution for free India.

  1. 1 only

  2. 2 only

  3. Both 1& 2

  4. Neither 1 nor 2
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Statement 1 is incorrect - the non-official Jallianwala Bagh Enquiry Committee was formed by the Congress and included members like Motilal Nehru, C.R. Das, and others, but Chittaranjan Das (Deshbandhu) was not a member of this committee. Statement 2 is also incorrect - the Motilal Nehru Committee (officially known as the Nehru Committee) was formed in 1928 to draft a constitution for India, but Subhash Chandra Bose was not among its members. The committee included Motilal Nehru, Tej Bahadur Sapru, and others. Therefore, both statements are wrong.

Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

  1. Mansab fixed the status of a mansabdar in official hierarchy but not his salary.
  2. Mansab did not fix the number of armed retainers, the mansabdar was supposed to maintain.
  3. Mansabdari was a single service combining both civil and military responsibilities.
  4. All holders of mansab were called amir-I azam.

  1. 2 and 3 only

  2. 3 only

  3. 1, 2 and 4

  4. 4 only

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Statement 3 alone is correct - the mansabdari system uniquely combined both civil and military responsibilities in a single service. Statements 1, 2, and 4 are incorrect: mansab did determine salary and armed retainer numbers, and 'amir-I azam' was a specific high rank, not a generic term for all mansabdars.