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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 statements is correct?

  1. There is an Ombudsman for defined territorial limits.

  2. There is one Ombudsman for each state in India.

  3. There is only one Chief Ombudsman for the whole country.

  4. An Ombudsman has no upper financial limit.
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A Correct answer
Explanation

There is an Ombudsman for defined territorial limits. There are 17 Insurance Ombudsmen in different locations and you can approach the one having jurisdiction over the location of the insurance company office that you have a complaint against. 

Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is/are correct in respect of findings of a committee appointed by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation to look into slum statistics and guide conduct of slum census 2011? I. The Committee has estimated Slum Population in the country in 2001 at 75.26 million. II. The Committee has projected slum population in the country for the year 2011 at 93.06 million. III. The slum population constituted 26.31 % of the urban population of the country in 2001.

  1. I and II only

  2. II and III only

  3. III only

  4. I, II and III
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D Correct answer
Explanation

All three statements are correct as per the committee report on slum statistics - 75.26 million in 2001, projected 93.06 million in 2011, and slums formed 26.31% of urban population in 2001.

Multiple choice

Consider the following statements regarding 'Sugar Pricing Policy' of the Government:

  1. 20% of sugar produced by mills is requisitioned by Government compulsorily in every season at fixed prices, which is distributed under PDS.
  2. Free sugar (80%) is allowed to be sold as per the quota released by the Centre under the Regulated Release Mechanism.

Which of these statements is/are incorrect?

  1. Only 1

  2. Only 2

  3. Both 1 and 2

  4. Neither 1 nor 2
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D Correct answer
Explanation

According to Government's Sugar Pricing Policy, 10% of sugar produced by mills is requisitioned by Government compulsorily in every season at fixed prices, which is distributed under PDS. (Hence, statement 1 is incorrect.) Free sugar (90%) is allowed to be sold as per the quota released by the Centre under the Regulated Release Mechanism. (Hence, statement 2 is also incorrect.)

Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is/are correct about the Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor?

  1. The corridor passes from Dadri in National Capital Region of Delhi to Mumbai Port in Maharashtra.
  2. The length of the corridor is the longest in Gujarat.

  1. Only 1

  2. Only 2

  3. Both 1 and 2

  4. Neither 1 nor 2
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor is a mega infra-structure project to which Japan is also providing financial and technical aids. The project covers a length of 1483 km between Delhi and Mumbai passing through the five states and one union territory - U.P, National Capital Region of Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Maharashtra, and not through Madhya Pradesh. It has end terminals at Dadri in the National Capital Region of Delhi and Jawaharlal Nehru Port near Mumbai and not Mumbai Port. Distribution of length of the corridor is Rajasthan (39%) Gujarat (38%) Haryana (10%) Maharashtra (10%) Uttar Pradesh (1.5%) National Capital Region of Delhi (1.5%) Therefore, the longest length of corridor is in Rajasthan and not Gujarat. Hence, neither of the given statements is correct.

Multiple choice

The Expert Groups and their recommendations for estimating poverty and BPL families are given below:

  1. Tendulkar Committee recommended to adopt MRP based estimates of consumption expenditure as the basis for future poverty lines.
  2. S. R. Hashim Committee has been set up to review the methodology for conducting BPL Census in rural areas.
  3. An Expert Group under the Chairmanship of Dr. N. C. Saxena has been constituted to recommend the methodology for identification of BPL families in urban areas.

Which of these statements is not wrong in this context?

  1. Only 1

  2. Only 2

  3. Only 3

  4. None of these
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Tendulkar Committee, while acknowledging the multidimensional nature of poverty, recommended moving away from anchoring poverty lines to the calorie-intake norm to adopting MRP based estimates of consumption expenditure as the basis for future poverty lines. (Statement 1 is correct.)

A Committee under the Chairmanship of Dr. N.C. Saxena set up to review the methodology for conducting BPL Census in rural areas has recommended automatic exclusion of some privileged sections and automatic inclusion of certain deprived and vulnerable sections of society, and a survey for the remaining population to rank them on a scale of 10. (Statement 2 is incorrect.)

An Expert Group under S. R. Hashim has been constituted by the Planning Commission to recommend the methodology for identification of BPL families in urban areas. (Statement 3 is also incorrect.)

Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

  1. Congress Socialist Party was the 'left-wing' of Congress.
  2. Acharya Narendra Dev was its first secretary.
  3. Jaiprakash Narayan was its first president.

  1. Only 1

  2. Only 2

  3. Both 2 and 3

  4. 1, 2 and 3
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A Correct answer
Explanation

In 1934, the Congress Socialist Party was formed within the Indian National Congress as its left wing.(Statement 1 is correct) The Congress Socialist Party was formed due to the efforts of Acharya Narendra Dev, Jai Prakash Narayan and Dr. Lohia. Acharya Narendra Dev was its first president and Jaiprakash Narayan was its first secretary. Hence, statements 2 and 3 are incorrect.

Multiple choice

Consider the following statements:

  1. Armed Forces Special Powers Act 1958 empowers the President of India to declare any part of the state as a 'disturbed area'.
  2. Jeevan Reddy Committee was set up in the wake of intense agitation against AFSPA in the troubled valley of J&K.

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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D Correct answer
Explanation

Option 1: It is incorrect because AFSPA empowers the governor of the state, or the central government to declare any part of the state as a 'disturbed area', if, in its opinion, there exists a dangerous situation in the said area which makes it necessary to deploy armed forces in the region. Option 2: It is incorrect because Justice Jeevan Reddy committee was set up in 2004 to study the Armed Forces (Assam and Manipur) Special Powers Act, introduced in 1958 to control insurgency in the North-East. Option 3: It is incorrect. Option 4: It is correct.

Multiple choice

Consider the following statements:

  1. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 discriminates the individual on the basis of descent.
  2. The 62nd Constitution Amendment Act, the National Commission for SCs and STs was constituted to take up matters related to socio-economic development of SCs and STs.

Which of the 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

In addition to Prevention of Atrocities Act, 1989, the 65th Constitution Amendment Act, 1990 constituted National Commission for SCs and STs, w.e.f. 12th March, 1992 with wide functions and powers of Civil Court to take up matters which are of vital importance for socio-economic development of SCs and STs. Hence, only statement 1 is correct.

Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is/are incorrect?

  1. Nicotine is only present in the leaves of tobacco plants, which are economically used.
  2. The top three producers of tobacco are India, United States and Pakistan.
  3. According to a provision in the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act, 2000 (COPTA), sale and advertisement of tobacco and related products are banned within 100 meters of educational institutes and airports.

  1. Only (1)

  2. (1), (2) and (3)

  3. Only (2) and (3)

  4. Only (2)
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Statement (1) is wrong. The distribution of the nicotine in the mature tobacco is widely variable: 64% in the leaves, 18% in the stem, 13% in the root and 5% in the flowers. Hence, nicotine is obtained from the entire plant. Statement (2) is wrong. The top producers of tobacco are China (39.6%), India (8.3%), Brazil (7.0%) and the United States (4.6%). Statement (3) is wrong. According to a provision in the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act, 2003 (COPTA), sale and advertisement of tobacco and related products are banned within 100 meters of educational institutes and airports.  Thus, all the statements are incorrect.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is/are correct regarding FEMA, 1999?

  1. It replaced FERA, 1973

  2. It extends to the whole of India

  3. It applies to branches of banks outside India also

  4. All of the above
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D Correct answer
Explanation

FEMA was passed in the winter session of Parliament in 1999, replacing the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act (FERA). It extends to whole of India. Also, activities such as payments made to any person outside India or receipts from them are also involved. Thus, option 4 is the correct answer.

Multiple choice

Rakesh Mohan Committee is related to __________.

  1. infrastructure

  2. macroeconomic stabilizations

  3. railway modernization

  4. railway safety

  5. none of the above
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Rakesh mohan committee is related to the infrastructure. So, this is the correct choice.

Multiple choice

Consider the following statements:

  1. The National Wasteland Development Board in India comes under the Ministry of Environment and Forests.
  2. The Integrate Wasteland Development Project Scheme has taken up the development of forest wastelands.
  3. Cultivable waste lands include laterite lands.
  4. Uncultivable wastelands include surface water logged and saline lands.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

  1. Only 3

  2. 1 and 2

  3. 1, 3 and 4

  4. All of the statements
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Statement 1 is wrong as the National Wasteland Development Board comes under the Ministry of Rural Areas and Employment. Wasteland is the land that is adversely affected by water erosion, wind erosion, shift cultivation, etc. Statement 2 is wrong as the Integrated Wasteland Development Project is for the development of non-forest wastelands. Statement 3 is correct as there are two types of wastelands:

  1. Cultivable wastelands that include surface water logged laterite and saline lands.
  2. Uncultivable lands that include rocky lands and snow capped mountains. Statement 4 is wrong as stated in above reason. Hence, only statement 3 is correct and therefore, the correct option is 1.