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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 economics employment: growth, informalisation and other issues measures to alleviate unemployment unemployment measures unemployment and employment generation

Consider the following statements in the context of the NREGA:-
a) Appeal against the Gram Panchayat will be to the Programme Officer.
b) Appeal against the Programme Officer will be to the District Programme Coordinator.
c) Appeal against the District Programme Coordinator may be with an appropriate authority designated by the State Government.

  1. A and B are correct

  2. C and B are correct

  3. Only A is correct

  4. All the above are correct
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The NREGA act establishes a clear, tiered grievance redressal mechanism, allowing appeals against the Gram Panchayat, Programme Officer, and District Programme Coordinator to higher authorities.

Multiple choice history post - independence india union territory, reorganisation of the states and citizenship merger of princely states introduction to indian polity and governance

Which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. In June 1948, the Government of India appointed the Linguistic Provinces Commission under the Chairmanship of Fazl Ali.
2. In December 1953, a three member States Reorganisation Commission was appointed under the Chairmanship of SK Dhar.
3. The Fundamental Duties were incorporated on the recommendation of Swaran Singh Committee.
4. At present, there are ten Fundamental Duties.

  1. 1 and 2

  2. 3 and 4

  3. Only 3

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

Statement 1 is wrong (Dhar Commission was 1948, but Fazl Ali was 1953). Statement 2 is wrong (Fazl Ali was the head of the SRC, not SK Dhar). Statement 3 is correct. Statement 4 is wrong (there are 11 duties).

Multiple choice general knowledge introduction to indian polity and governance union territory, reorganisation of the states and citizenship merger of princely states post - independence india

Consider the following statements.
$1$. The Ministries/Departments of the Union Government are created by the Prime Minister.
$2$. The Cabinet Secretary is the Ex-officio Chairman of the Civil Services Board.
Which of the statements given 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
Multiple choice infrastructure in india infrastructure tertiary sector economics

Select the incorrect statement/s about the 'Smart Cities' missionusing the code:
1. Inclusion and sustainability arc its part.
2. Foreign companies are not allowed to take part in it.   

  1. Only 1

  2. Only 2

  3. 1 and 2

  4. Neither I nor 2
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Foreign firms are very much allowed to invest in this mission. Basically, this is through the foreign investors that India aims to get smart solutions for urban living. 

Multiple choice infrastructure in india infrastructure tertiary sector economics

Which one/s is/are correct about the proposed TOT (Toll Operate and Transfer) for the sector? Select your answer by using the code given below:
1. It is a newly proposed public private partnership (PPP) model aimed at promoting investment in road sector. 
2. It is a monetisation plan for the mature road assets to be launched by the NHAI (National Highway Authority of India).

  1. Only 1

  2. Only 2

  3. 1 and 2

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

There are several road assets on which toll is not being collected either by the private constructor or the NHAI. Now, the Government wants to monetise those road assets which have matured by now and have good vehicular activities.

Multiple choice infrastructure in india infrastructure tertiary sector economics

The feature NOT present in NTP $99$ is?

  1. Strengthening of regular
  2. DTP corporatized in $2000$

  3. National long distance service to be kept exclusively with public sector

  4. Private telecom operators licenced on revenue sharing basis
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The New Telecom Policy (NTP) 1999 aimed to liberalize the sector. It did not keep national long distance services exclusively with the public sector; rather, it opened them to private competition.

Multiple choice infrastructure in india infrastructure tertiary sector economics

Which of the following statements is incorrect?

  1. Indian Road Network is second longest in the world
  2. Rural Road Network connects around $65\%$ of all weather roads

  3. Most of the State Road Transport Corporations are running on profits
  4. National Highways carry more than $40\%$ of the Total Road Traffic
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Most State Road Transport Corporations (SRTCs) in India have historically struggled with financial losses rather than running on profits, making this statement incorrect.

Multiple choice infrastructure in india infrastructure tertiary sector economics

Indian Road Transport has ___________ Operators.

  1. government

  2. private sector

  3. both (a) and (b)

  4. neither (a) nor (b)
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Indian road transport is served by a mix of both government-run transport corporations and a vast network of private sector operators.

Multiple choice infrastructure in india infrastructure tertiary sector economics

Which one of the following statements, about the Indian Railways is correct?

  1. It is the largest railway network system in the world.

  2. It is second largest railway network system in the world.

  3. It is the third largest railway network system in the world.

  4. It is the fourth largest railway network system in the world.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Indian Railways is the fourth largest railway network in the world by size, following the United States, Russia, and China.

Multiple choice natural vegetation and wildlife of india and world resources of india and world general knowledge

Consider the following statements about Indian forestry 
1) About $40\%$ of the Indian forests are in the inaccessible mountainous regions which impede the speedy transfer of felled trees.
2) Although according to India's forest policy , a high proportion of the land area shall be covered by forest except in some states , the percentage of forest cover is extremely low.
3) Exploitation of forests is less time consuming and less costly , as almost in every forest a single type of tree dominates.
4) The annual productivity of the forests is 3.5 cubic metres per hectare.
Which of the statements given above are correct ?

  1. 1 and 2

  2. 1 , 2 and 3

  3. 3 and 4

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

Statement 1 is correct as a significant portion of Indian forests lies in rugged mountainous terrain, making logging difficult. Statement 2 is correct because India's forest cover remains well below the National Forest Policy target of 33%. Statement 3 is incorrect because tropical forests in India are highly diverse rather than homogeneous, and Statement 4 is incorrect as the actual productivity is much lower than 3.5 cubic meters per hectare.

Multiple choice

India is not a secular country

  1. True

  2. False
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Constitution of India declares the country a secular state, meaning it does not have an official religion and treats all religions equally.

Multiple choice

DDMAis headed by Chief secretary

  1. True

  2. False
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) is headed by the District Collector or District Magistrate, not the Chief Secretary.