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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:

  1. MMTC Limited is India’s largest international trading organization.
  2. Neelachal Ispat Nigam Limited has been set up by MMTC jointly with the Government of Odisha.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. 1 only

  2. 2 only

  3. Both 1 and 2

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

Neelachal Ispat Nigam Limited (NINL), a company promoted by MMTC Ltd, Industrial Promotion and Investment Corporation of Odisha Limited (IPICOL) and other government agencies has set up a 1.1 million ton integrated iron and steel plant at Kalinganagar, Duburi, Odisha.

Multiple choice

DWCRA is a term connected with

  1. savings

  2. physics

  3. community project

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

DWCRA stands for Development of Women and Children in Rural Areas, a community development program launched in India. It is not related to savings or physics, but focuses on rural community development projects specifically targeting women and children.

Multiple choice

India's foreign Policy is based on

  1. non-alignment

  2. independent views

  3. both of the above

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

India's foreign policy is fundamentally based on non-alignment - not joining any military bloc during the Cold War. Option A directly states this principle. Option B 'independent views' is related but non-alignment is the official term. Option C 'both' is misleading because independent views is not a separate formal doctrine - it's inherent to non-alignment.

Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is/are not true?

  1. Anirudh has Ninja.
  2. Akash has Avenger.
  3. Ajay has Apache.
  4. Aarav rides Hunk.
  5. Arvind has either Apache or R-15.

    Directions: Study the following information and answer the question that follows:

    Six friends Aarav, Akash, Anirudh, Abhinav, Arvind and Ajay work in 6 different MNCs, i.e. TCS, CTS, IBM, Tech M, HCL and Wipro, not necessarily in the same order. Each of them has a different bike viz. Pulsar, Ninja, Hunk, R-15, Apache and Avenger, not necessarily in the same order.

    1. The one who has Pulsar works in Tech M and the one who has Ninja works in TCS.
    2. Ajay does not work either in IBM or HCL. Aarav has Hunk and works in CTS.
    3. Arvind works in Wipro. Abhinav and Akash do not work in Tech M. Abhinav does not have Avenger.
    4. The one who works in HCL does not have Apache or R-15 and Anirudh works in TCS.

  1. Only 1 and 2

  2. Only 3 and 5

  3. Only 2, 3 and 5

  4. Only 3

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

From the conditions given, we get the following combinations |||| |---|---|---| |CTS|Aarav|Hunk| |HCL|Akash|Avenger| |TCS|Anirudh|Ninja| |IBM|Abhinav|R-15/Apache| |WIPRO|Arvind|R-15/Apache| |TECH M|Ajay|Pulsar|

Multiple choice

Consider the following statements:

  1. Regarding the procurement of food-grains, Government of India follows a procurement target rather than an open-ended procurement policy.
  2. Government of India announces minimum support prices only for cereals.
  3. For distribution under targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS), wheat and rice are issued by the Government of India at uniform central issue prices to the states/union territories.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. 1 and 2

  2. 2 only

  3. 1 and 3

  4. 3 only
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The policy involves procurement of various food-grains, stock and price levels.

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

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.