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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

With reference to the steel industry in India in the recent times, consider the following statements:

  1. Vizag Steel Plant (RINL) has been declared as a Mini Ratna.
  2. Merger of IISCO with SAIL has been completed.

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

Vizag Steel Plant was declared as a Mini Ratna company on 11th Feb, 2006. Merger of IISCO with SAIL had been completed on 29th September, 2004.

Multiple choice

Consider the following statements:

  1. National Thermal Power Corporation has diversified into hydropower sector.
  2. Power Grid Corporation of India has diversified into telecom sector.

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
A Correct answer
Explanation

Statement ‘1’ is correct because National Thermal Power Corporation has diversified into the hydro projects. Presently, it has undertaken Koldem Project in Himachal Pradesh.

Multiple choice

Consider the following statements:

  1. Petronet LNG Ltd. is setting up another LNG terminal at Mangalore.
  2. The Head Office of the Dredging Corporation of India is at Vishakhapatnam.
  3. The Narwapahar Mine is operated by the Uranium Corporation of India Limited.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

  1. 1, 2 and 3

  2. 1 and 2

  3. 2 and 3

  4. 1 and 3
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Statement 1 is incorrect - Petronet LNG's terminals are at Dahej (Gujarat) and Kochi (Kerala), not Mangalore. Statement 2 is correct - Dredging Corporation of India's headquarters is indeed at Visakhapatnam. Statement 3 is correct - Narwapahar mine in Jharkhand is operated by UCIL. Therefore only statements 2 and 3 are correct.

Multiple choice

Consider the following statements concerning the Indian Railways.

  1. The Headquarters of the North Western Railway are located at Jodhpur.
  2. “Indrail Pass” - a travel as you please ticket has been created especially for freedom fighters and sportspersons who have represented India in any games/sport.
  3. Fairy Queen is a train using the world's oldest working engine and the Indian Railways conducts a journey of wildlife and heritage sites on it.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. 2 only

  2. 3 only

  3. 1 and 2

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

Statement 1 is incorrect - North Western Railway headquarters is at Jaipur, not Jodhpur. Statement 2 is incorrect - Indrail Pass is for foreign tourists/NTC citizens, not specifically for freedom fighters or sportspersons. Statement 3 is correct - Fairy Queen uses the world's oldest working steam engine (1855) for heritage tours. Therefore only statement 3 is correct.

Multiple choice

Consider the following statements:

  1. Appellate Tribunal for Electricity has been established by each state government in India.
  2. One of the components of the Accelerated Power Development and Reforms Programme (APDRP) is the upgradation of sub-transmission and distribution system for electricity in India.

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
B Correct answer
Explanation

By virtue of section 110 of the Electricity Act 2003, an Appellate Tribunal for Electricity having jurisdiction throughout lndia has been set up to hear appeals or original petitions against the order of the Adjudicating Officer. But in states like Delhi and Odisha, electricity has been privatized. So, statement ‘1’ is wrong. It is not present in Jammu and Kashmir.

Multiple choice

Consider the following statements:

  1. Justice V. R. Krishna Iyer was the Chief Justice of India.
  2. Justice V. R. Krishna Iyer is considered as one of the initiator of Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in the Indian judicial system.

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
B Correct answer
Explanation

Justice P. N. Bhagwati and Justice V. R. Krishna lyer were among the first judges to admit PILs in their courts.

Multiple choice

Consider the following statements:

  1. Jawaharlal Nehru was in his fourth term as the Prime Minister of India at the time of his death.
  2. Jawaharlal Nehru represented Rae Bareilly constituency as a Member of Parliament.
  3. The first non-Congress Prime Minister of India assumed the Office in the year 1977.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. 1 and 2

  2. 3 only

  3. 1 only

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

Terms of Jawahar Lal Nehru are 1947-52, 1952-57, 1957-62 and 1962-64). He died in 1964 during his 4th Prime-Ministerial term. He represented Phulpur constituency in UP. The first non-Congress PM of India was Morarji Desai (Janta Party) from 1977-1979.

Multiple choice

Consider the following statements:

  1. The first telegraph line in India was laid between Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) and Diamond Harbour.
  2. The first Export Processing Zone in India was set up in Kandla.

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

The first electric telegraph line in India was started between Kolkata and Diamond Harbour in 1850 and the first export zone of India was set up in Kandla in 1965.

Multiple choice

Consider the following statements:

  1. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar founded the Bethune School at Calcutta with the main aim of encouraging education for women.
  2. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay was the first graduate of the Calcutta University.
  3. Keshav Chandra Sen's campaign against Sati led to the enactment of a law to ban Sati by the Governor General.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. 1 only

  2. 1 and 2

  3. 2 and 3

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

Statement 3 is incorrect as Raja Ram Mohan Roy's campaign against Sati led to the enactment of Bengal Regulation Act of 1829 to ban Sati by Governor- General William Bentick. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay and Gattunath Bose were the first graduates of the Calcutta University on Jan 30, 1858. JED Bethune founded the Bethune School in Calcutta in 1849. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar was also associated with this.

Multiple choice

In January 2016, the Union Government granted infrastructure status to the Shipyard Industry. With the granting of the infrastructure status, the shipyards will be able to avail

  1. fixed short-term funding at lower costs

  2. flexible short-term funding at lower costs

  3. fixed long-term funding at lower costs

  4. flexible long-term funding at lower costs

  5. flexible long-term funding at floating rates of interest
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Correct answer is (4). 

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the correct option for the given question.Which of the following committee is at present working on 'future trading' effect on retail and wholesale prices of agriculture products?

  1. Tendulkar Committee

  2. Abhijit Sen Committee

  3. Rakesh Mohan Committee

  4. Y. K. Alagh Committee
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Abhijit Sen Committee was constituted to examine the impact of futures trading on retail and wholesale prices of agricultural products. The committee studied whether speculative trading in commodity exchanges was causing price volatility and inflation in essential food items. It submitted recommendations on regulating futures markets.