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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

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

a. Ashoka claimed in his inscriptions that the earlier rulers had no arrangements to receive reports about their people. b. Epigraphists have concluded that everybody throughout the subcontinent understood the Prakrit used in Pataliputra. c. From mid-twentieth century onwards, issues such as economic change and the ways in which different social groups emerged have assumed more importance for the historians.

  1. only a

  2. only b

  3. only c

  4. Both a and c

  5. a, b and c
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D Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct answer as both statements are correct.

Multiple choice

The proposal for combined entrance test for MBA colleges, failed to pass by only a slim margin several times in the Directors Syndicate. Twenty-seven votes were required for passage. Twenty-six directors on the Syndicate voted in favor of the proposal in 1999, whereas only 24 directors voted in favor of it in 2001. This was true even though no director changed his or her vote.

Which of the following, if true, best accounts for the change in the number of votes for the proposal from 26 in 1999 to 24 in 2001?

  1. In 1999, the Syndicate's president took a personal interest in the passage of the proposal, while in 2001 the effort was left in the hands of the members of the syndicate.

  2. There was an election in 2000 in which two council members who favored the proposal did not get re-elected to the council and no one who favored the proposal was newly elected.

  3. There was an election in 1999 in which a director who did not favor the proposal was re-elected and the faculty ad hoc committee lost one or its members.

  4. In 2000, a group of directors, not on the syndicate, petitioned extensively to convince the syndicate to oppose the proposal.

  5. None of these
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B Correct answer
Explanation

This would account for a change in the composition of the syndicate, and so for the change in the vote, without any individual director changing the way he or she voted.

Multiple choice

Directions: Read the part of a conversation given below and answer the question that follows it.

Rohit: Our central government seems to function most efficiently when decision-making responsibilities are handled by only a few individuals. Therefore, our government should consolidate its leadership and move away from a parliamentary form of democracy.

Sanjeev: But moving our government in this direction could violate our constitutional mission to provide a parliamentary form of government for the people.

Which of the following statements describes Sanjeev’s response to Rohit?

  1. Sanjeev contradicts the reasoning used by Rohit.

  2. Sanjeev uncovers an assumption used in Rohit’s reasoning.

  3. Sanjeev brings up a possible negative consequence of accepting Rohit’s argument.

  4. Sanjeev reveals the circular reasoning used by Rohit.

  5. None of these
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The conclusion made by Rohit is contradicted by Sanjeev by giving reference to the constitutional obligation towards the people for the given form of democracy.

Multiple choice

Directions: Read the following information carefully and answer the question given below.

During the Indo Pakistan War of 1947, the Pakistan government issued licenses to bandits (armed robbers) who were allowed to plunder Indian areas. Those bandits financed their ventures through the sale of the looted goods. A Pakistani tribesman has petitioned the government to license modern bandits to mount a private “war-for-profit” against smugglers of pirated goods coming from, and going back to, India.

Which of the following, if true, is a drawback to the Pakistani tribesman's proposal?

  1. Modern smugglers are much dangerous than the common Indian people.

  2. Although the Pakistani Constitution still authorizes the licensing of bandits, no licenses have been issued for over 50 years.

  3. Modern bandits would be unable to finance their operations by selling the seized goods without being in violation of the law.

  4. The 1947 bandits looted goods that belonged to citizens of another country.
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Modern bandits would be unable to finance their operations by selling the seized goods without being in violation of the law because the goods are illegal as they are being smuggled and therefore cannot be legally sold. Also, since the goods are pirated, they cannot be sold legally.

Multiple choice

What is Full Form of AGNI?

  1. AMFI Guidelines and Norms for Intermediaries

  2. ARMI's Geo Nuclear Injector

  3. Agents gross net Income

  4. None of the above
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A Correct answer
Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is correct?

  1. No suit, not involving urgent or immediate relief, may be instituted against the Central Government except after serving a notice of two months

  2. A decree against the Union of India may not be executed unless it remains unsatisfied for a period of three months

  3. Both (1) and (2) are correct

  4. Both (1) and (2) are incorrect
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Section 80 of CPC mandates a two-month notice period for instituting suits against the Central Government, except in cases involving urgent or immediate relief. This notice requirement protects the government from sudden litigation. For execution of decrees against the Union of India, specific provisions govern the process. Both statements reflect correct procedural requirements under civil law.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is correct?

  1. There is a presumption that maps of various States and Union Territories made by the Survey of India are accurate.

  2. There is a presumption that map prepared by a registered architect for the purpose of a civil dispute is accurate.

  3. Both (1) and (2)

  4. Neither (1) nor (2)
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Option A is correct. Section 79 of the Evidence Act creates a presumption that official publications or maps produced by government authority are accurate. Survey of India maps, being official government publications, enjoy this presumption of accuracy. Option B is incorrect - there is no statutory presumption that maps prepared by private registered architects for civil disputes are accurate; such maps would need to be proved as evidence like any other private document.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is not a requirement to be satisfied by the State to exercise their discretion while providing for rescvations in promotions in favour of SCs & STs?

  1. Backwardness of the class

  2. Not crossing of 50% ceding in a particular year

  3. Inadequacy of representation in public employment

  4. Efficiency in administration
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The Supreme Court in Indra Sawhney v. Union of India (1992) held that the State must collect quantifiable data showing: (i) backwardness of the class, (ii) inadequacy of representation in public employment, and (iii) that reservation would not affect efficiency of administration. The 50% ceiling applies to overall reservations but is not itself a separate requirement for promotions.

Multiple choice

The Joint Forest Management (JFM) involves local communities in forest management. Which of the following statements about JFM is incorrect?

  1. It has been in practice in Orissa.

  2. It has been in formal existence since 1988.

  3. Under this, local villagers form some institutions and manage the conservation activities.

  4. It is an instance of community afforestation programme.

  5. Under this, the locals get the right to take and utilise some forest resources.
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D Correct answer
Explanation

This statement is incorrect, hence this is the correct answer.

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the correct option.

Which of the following statements is/are true regarding Purno Agitok Sangma, who died in March, 2016 in independent India’s history?

A. He was the first tribal person to hold the post of Cabinet Minister. B. He was also the first tribal person to become the Lok Sabha Speaker. C. He was the first member from the opposition to hold the office of the Speaker.

  1. A and C

  2. B only

  3. A and B

  4. A, B and C

  5. B and C
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Correct answer is (4). 

Multiple choice

A recent survey of those entering the IIMs casts doubt on the generally accepted theory that most of the students accepted into IIMs were from engineering background instead it postulated that the people coming with 2 or more years of experience in industry constituted the majority of them. But a close scrutiny of the findings, demonstrated, with the trends indicating that about 75% of the new entrants among experienced professionals had come from engineering background.

Which of the following is a logical conclusion of the passage above?

  1. The selection committee of IIMs prefers engineering graduates to those from non-engineering background.

  2. More and more people with experience coming from engineering background are making it to the IIMs.

  3. Doctors need not apply for the admission to IIMs because they are never selected.

  4. The study is malicious attempt designed to make a psychological impact on the students preparing for the exam.

  5. None of these
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Only (2) can be termed as conclusion that can be made of the given passage. Rest of the statements given are just speculations that can be made of the subject and study been discussed.

Multiple choice

On the issue of thirty crore rupees to install quality control machines at grain markets of Punjab, the Chief Minister said: “Because wheat been tested in only one district the results can not be generalized to be applicable to whole state, therefore there is no reason to worry about its results.”

The Chief Minister’s statement indicates most strongly that he is

  1. Doubtful about the amount of damage that small amounts of chemicals in diet can cause.

  2. Doubtful that the validity of agency conducting tests.

  3. Reluctant to take action when the problem is affecting a small area of the state.

  4. Doubtful of the seriousness of the threat of ulcers and stomach infections.
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C Correct answer
Explanation

By establishing that the nutrient composition of the wheat grown in Ludhiana that was used for human consumption, and asserting that it thus may not be necessary to install quality control machines at grain markets, the Chief Minister is indicating his belief that (C) the chemicals may not be present in wheat grown in other states, but merely in small region where the tests took place therefore he cannot take action for whole of the state.