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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

The A. Natarajan committee has been appointed to

  1. Look into the issue of sugar decontrol.

  2. Examine the new auto policy.

  3. Scrutinize the food procurement policy.

  4. Report on the cause of the helicopter crash that killed G.M.C Balayogi

  5. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The A. Natarajan committee was appointed to investigate the helicopter crash that killed Lok Sabha Speaker G.M.C. Balayogi in March 2002. The committee was formed to determine the cause of the accident.

Multiple choice

The A. Natarajan committee has been appointed to

  1. Look into the issue of sugar decontrol.

  2. Examine the new auto policy.

  3. Scrutinize the food procurement policy.

  4. Report on the cause of the helicopter crash that killed G.M.C Balayogi

  5. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The A. Natarajan Committee was specifically constituted to investigate the helicopter crash that killed G.M.C. Balayogi, the Lok Sabha Speaker, in March 2002. The committee was formed to determine the cause of the accident and make safety recommendations. This was a high-profile investigation given Balayogi's constitutional position.

Multiple choice

National Renewal Fund was constituted with the objective of

  1. renewal of mines

  2. modernisation of industries

  3. establishment of small units

  4. rehabilitation of removed labourers due to modernisation of industries
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The National Renewal Fund was established in 1992 to provide a social safety net for workers who lost their jobs due to industrial modernization and restructuring. Its primary objective was the rehabilitation and retraining of displaced laborers, not renewal of mines, modernization, or establishment of small units.

Multiple choice

Shankarlal Guru Committee was associated with

  1. agricultural marketing

  2. agriculture production

  3. public distribution system

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

The Shankarlal Guru Committee (1979) was specifically constituted to review and recommend improvements in agricultural marketing systems, leading to significant reforms in how agricultural produce is sold and distributed in India.

Multiple choice

R. N. Malhotra Committee gave recommendations on the field of

  1. sick industries

  2. tax reforms

  3. insurance sector

  4. banking sector
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The R.N. Malhotra Committee (1994) was specifically formed to recommend reforms in the insurance sector, which led to the eventual opening of the insurance industry to private players. The committee's recommendations paved the way for the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) Act of 1999.

Multiple choice

Which of the following remedies is/are incorrect for bridging the yawning gap between North India and South India?

(a) Female literacy is abysmally low in BIMARU states. It needs boosting. (b) Massive investment in infrastructure – need of the hour. (c) Knowledge trade between Bimaru and Takk regions. (d) Excess work force to be absorbed by Takk states.

  1. Only (a)

  2. Only (a) and (b)

  3. Only (a) and (c)

  4. Only (d)
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Absorption of excess work force generation out of the burgeoning population is an impracticable and abstruse (preposterous) remedy.

Multiple choice

Consider the following statements Madad - I - Maash grants were awarded to

  1. Men of learning 2. religious devotees
  2. persons of noble lineage 4. destitute persons incapable of earning a livelihood Which of these statement are correct

  1. 1, 2 and 3

  2. 2, 3 and 4

  3. 1 and 4

  4. 1, 2, 3 and 4
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Madad-i-Maash grants under the Mughals were indeed awarded to all four categories: men of learning (scholars, teachers), religious devotees (sufis, ulama), persons of noble lineage, and destitute persons incapable of earning a livelihood. These were revenue-free land grants or subsistence allowances provided by the state to support deserving individuals across society.

Multiple choice

The National Knowledge Commission constituted by Manmohan Singh and headed by Sam Pitroda, a close associate of Late Rajiv Gandhi aims at (1) Giving India 'the knowledge edge' in the world. (2) Help India to consolidate its position as knowledge power. (3) Will advise the Prime Minister on issues concerning institutions of knowledge production and the use of knowledge. Which among the above statements are correct?

  1. 1 and 2

  2. Only 3

  3. 1, 2, and 3

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

All three statements about the National Knowledge Commission are correct. Established in 2005 and headed by Sam Pitroda, it aimed to give India 'the knowledge edge' (1), consolidate India as a knowledge power (2), and advise the Prime Minister on knowledge production institutions and knowledge utilization (3).

Multiple choice

The Indian Constitution came into force in

  1. 1947

  2. 1948

  3. 1950

  4. 1945
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C Correct answer
Explanation

India gained independence from British rule on August 15, 1947, but the Constitution was not fully implemented yet. The Indian Constitution was adopted on November 26, 1949 and officially came into force on January 26, 1950, which is celebrated as Republic Day.

Multiple choice

Which of the following statements about the Indian National Science Academy (INSA) are correct?

I. INSA is based in New Delhi

II. INSA celebrated its Golden Jubilee recently

III. It was known as the National Institute of Sciences of India before February 1970

  1. I only

  2. I and II only

  3. I and III only

  4. II and III only

  5. I, II and III
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

President Pratibha Patil attended the closing ceremony of the Platinum Jubilee celebration of the Indian National Science Academy at the Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics in Kolkata on December 7, 2009.

Multiple choice

Which of the following committees was in news recently for its recommendation that insurance agents be disallowed from drawing commission from premium paid by the policy holder from April 2011?

  1. R.N. Malhotra Committee

  2. C.S. Rao Committee

  3. N. Rangachary Committee

  4. D. Swarup Committee

  5. J. Hari Narayan Committee
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The six-member government panel headed by D. Swarup, Chairman, Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority had given its recommendations on common minimum standards for financial advisors (insurance agents).

The Swarup Committee had recommended, among others, that the insurance agents be disallowed from drawing commission from premium paid by the policy holder in a phased manner. Currently, an agent can get commission up to Rs 40 on every Rs 100 paid as first year premium by the policy holders. It goes on to decrease progressively to Rs 5 after the third year.
Multiple choice

Which of the following classification of cities under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) according to the 2001 Census are correct? I. Category A city - population greater than 4 million II. Category B city - population greater than 2 million but less than 4 million III. Category C city - population less than 1 million

  1. I only

  2. I and II only

  3. II and III only

  4. III and I only

  5. I, II and III
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Category B city - population greater than 1 million but less than 4 million