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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

Directions: Choose the correct option for the given question: Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) has constituted a committee for studying various aspects related to health insurance of senior citizen under the chairmanship of..........

  1. R. Chidambaram

  2. V. Kishore Singh Deo

  3. K. S. Shastri

  4. Abhijit Sen
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The IRDA constituted a committee to study health insurance for senior citizens under the chairmanship of K. S. Shastri. This committee was formed to address the specific challenges senior citizens face in obtaining health insurance coverage, including higher premiums and limited options. The committee's mandate included examining regulatory frameworks and recommending measures to improve accessibility.

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the correct option for the given question: On the recommendation of Jankiraman Committee, a committee was constituted for improving transaction method of public sector bonds and mutual funds. This committee was...........

  1. Nadkarni committee

  2. Nayak committee

  3. Goiporia committee

  4. Tikku committee
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The Jankiraman Committee, which examined the 1992 securities scam, recommended several measures to improve bond and mutual fund transactions. Based on these recommendations, the Nadkarni Committee was constituted to specifically address transaction methods in public sector bonds and mutual funds. This was part of broader financial sector reforms following the scam.

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the correct option for the given question.

Narsimham committee was related to

  1. High Education Reforms

  2. Tax Structure Reforms

  3. Banking Structure Reforms

  4. Planning Implementation Reforms
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The Narsimham Committee (1991 and 1998) was specifically constituted to recommend banking sector reforms in India. It suggested measures for financial sector liberalization, including reducing SLR and CRR, and introducing capital adequacy norms. Option C is correct. The other options (education, tax, planning) are unrelated.

Multiple choice

The Acharya Rama Murti Committee was appointed to

  1. review the NPE, 1986

  2. review the challenge of education

  3. review the matter of physical education

  4. none of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The Acharya Rama Murti Committee was constituted in 1990 to review the National Policy on Education (NPE) 1986 and provide recommendations for educational reforms. The committee's work led to significant modifications in educational policy and implementation strategies in India.

Multiple choice

NABARD was established on the recommendation of�

  1. Public Account Committee

  2. Shivaraman Committee

  3. Narsimham Committee

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

NABARD (National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development) was established on July 12, 1982 on the recommendations of the Shivaraman Committee (also known as the Committee to Review Arrangements for Institutional Credit for Agriculture and Rural Development).

Multiple choice

By what name is the Public Distribution System popularly known?

  1. Ration shop

  2. Public shop

  3. Distribution shop

  4. Retail shop
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The Public Distribution System (PDS) is commonly referred to as 'Ration shops' in India. These fair price shops distribute subsidized food grains and essential commodities to eligible households. The term 'ration shop' is the colloquial name used by the public.

Multiple choice

Which is/are true about 'Indian Tourism Development Corporation'?

  1. It is a public sector enterprise

  2. It was constituted in 1966

  3. It constructs and manages Hotels and Restaurants at various parts of country

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

India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) is a public sector enterprise established in 1966 under the Ministry of Tourism. It is indeed involved in constructing and managing hotels and restaurants across India, including the well-known Ashok Group of Hotels.

Multiple choice

Bhandari Committee was related to

  1. the entry of private units in the telecommunication sector

  2. the reorganisation of Railway Zones

  3. the reconstruction of RRB

  4. the reforms in oil sector
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The Bhandari Committee was constituted to recommend measures for restructuring and strengthening Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) to improve their financial health and operational efficiency.

Multiple choice

' Arthashastra' is a book on

  1. Economic development

  2. Foreign policy

  3. Administration

  4. Warfare

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

The Arthashastra, authored by Kautilya (also known as Chanakya), is an ancient Indian treatise on statecraft, administration, economic policy, and military strategy. While it covers economics and warfare, its primary focus is on administration and governance - how a ruler should manage the state.

Multiple choice

Which of the following statements regarding literacy in India are correct? I. A person who can only read but cannot write is not defined literate. II. Children below 5 years of age are not taken into consideration even if they are able to read and write. III. For the purpose of census, a person is deemed literate if he or she can read and write with understanding in any of the 15 languages mentioned in the Constitution. IV. The fact that a district has attained hundred percent literacy does not mean that the entire population in the district is literate.

  1. I, III & IV

  2. II, III, IV

  3. I, II & III

  4. I, II & IV
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Statement II is correct (children under 5 are excluded). Statement III is correct (literacy requires reading and writing with understanding in any of the 22 scheduled languages). Statement IV is correct (100% literacy refers to the eligible population age 7+, not literally everyone). Statement I is incorrect - the Census does NOT require both reading AND writing skills.

Multiple choice

The Prime Minister has asserted that Article 370 is not on the NDA agenda. Article 370 deals with.

  1. special powers to the centre regarding dismissal of a state Government

  2. special powers to the state regarding dismissal of the Governor

  3. special status to the state of Jammu & Kashmir

  4. special status to the state of Tripura
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Article 370 of the Indian Constitution granted special autonomous status to Jammu & Kashmir. It allowed the state to have its own constitution and limited the Central legislature's power to make laws for the state.

Multiple choice

According to the author, the long term national level plans to improve waste management in India do not exist because of

Directions: Read the following passage and answer the question that follows.

Out of all the measures that are necessary in addressing India’s impending waste management crisis, the most efficient will be changes at the national policy and planning level. It is well known among the small but growing waste management sector that urban India will hit rock bottom due to improper waste management. Unfortunately, they think such a crisis is required to bring about policy changes, as they generally tend to happen only after the damage has been done. This attitude is unfortunate because it indicates a lack of or failed effort from the sector to change policy, and also the level of India’s planning and preparedness.
An average of 32,000 people will be added to urban India everyday, continuously, until 2021. This number is a warning, considering how India’s waste management infrastructure went berserk trying to deal with just 25,000 new urban Indians during the last decade. The scale of urbanisation in India and around the world is unprecedented with planetary consequences to Earth’s limited material and energy resources, and its natural balance. Rate of increase in access to sanitation infrastructure generally lags behind the rate of urbanisation around the world; however, the lack of planning and impromptu piecemeal responses to waste management issues observed in India might indicate a much wider gap. This means urban Indians will have to wait longer than an average urban citizen of our world for access to proper waste management infrastructure.
The clear trend in the outbreak of epidemic and public protests around India is that they are happening in the biggest cities in their respective regions. However, long term national level plans to improve waste management in India do not exist and guidance offered to urban local bodies is meager.

  1. rapid urbanisation

  2. a large gap between urbanisation and development in waste management infrastructure

  3. Both (1) and (2)

  4. Cannot be determined from the passage
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct answer as the passage does not state why any long term national level plans to improve waste management in India do not exist.