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Indian Government Organisations and Roles

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Indian government organisations and roles questions test knowledge of various ministries, agencies, and constitutional bodies. Topics include disaster management, census operations, and regulatory authorities. This material is highly relevant for civil services and state administrative examinations.

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Indian Government Organisations and Roles Questions

Multiple choice commercial applications government organisation departmental undertakings meaning and features of departmental undertaking forms, comparison and cases of public enterprises classification of commercial organisations

Which form of organization is primarily used for provision of essential services such as railways, postal services, broadcasting etc.?

  1. Departmental undertaking

  2. Statutory corporation

  3. Government company

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

A departmental undertaking is organized self- contained but it is under the overall control of the departmental head and the ministry concerned. It is a very old and traditional form of public enterprise. It may be organized as a separate full-fledged ministry.

Multiple choice commercial applications government organisation departmental undertakings meaning and features of departmental undertaking forms, comparison and cases of public enterprises classification of commercial organisations

Which of the following can be categorized as "Departmental Undertakings"?
(1) Unit Trust of India
(2) Indian Railways
(3) Bharat Electronics Limited 
(4) Posts and telegraph 
(5) Food Corporation of India
The correct answer is ________________.

  1. (1), (2) & (4)

  2. (1), (3) & (5)

  3. (3) & (5)

  4. (2) & (4)
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The departmental undertaking is the oldest and traditional form of an organization of the public sector enterprise. It is organized, financed and controlled in such a manner that any other government organization. The undertaking is under the control of a minister who is responsible to the parliament.

The undertaking is under the control of a minister who is responsible to the parliament. Some example of departmental undertakings is Indian Railways, Post and Telegraph, All India Radio, Doordarshan etc.

Multiple choice evs - i safety and first aid community health hygiene first aid

In India, ........ are responsible for maintaining the general well being of a particular area.

  1. Doctors

  2. Builders

  3. Municipal corporators

  4. Teachers
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation
  • The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) is the civic body that oversees Public Municipal schools; Street lighting; Maintenance of parks and open spaces; Garbage disposal and street and Health & Sanitation. 
  • Hence, In India, Municipal corporators are responsible for maintaining the general well being of a particular area.   
  • So, the correct answer is 'Municipal corporators'.
Multiple choice geography urban settlements urban land use and urban problems and solutions land use land use patterns

Land registration is done under the ______ department of the government.

  1. Judiciary

  2. Communication

  3. Revenue

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

The ownership of land could be private or public. Land registration in this context is done under the revenue department of the government. All the information about the registered land can be obtained from the revenue department in the 7/12 extract.

Multiple choice commerce goods and services tax goods and service tax study of gst goods and services tax (gst)

The ________ is the key decision-making body that will take all important decisions regarding the GST.

  1. Union Government

  2. GST council

  3. State Government

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

The GST council is the key decision-making body that will take all important decisions regarding the GST. The GST Council dictates tax rate, tax exemption, the due date of forms, tax laws, and tax deadlines, keeping in mind special rates and provisions for some states. The predominant responsibility of the GST Council is to ensure to have one uniform tax rate for goods and services across the nation.

Multiple choice biology food and health adulteration of food food adulteration food and human health

Which of the following is the quality controlling agencies?

  1. ISI

  2. AGMARK

  3. FPO

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

There are various agencies which are formed to prevent the adulteration of the food as well as to control the quality of the food products. ISI stands for the Indian Standard Institute. This institute allows the products to be standardized and have the ISI mark. ISI mark is for authentication of good quality domestic use products. AGMARK is the certification of good quality agricultural products. FPO is the mark for all processed fruit products which are sold in India. These marks assure good quality and the food has been checked and standards have been maintained.

Thus, the correct answer is option D. 

Multiple choice biology food and health adulteration of food food adulteration food and human health

The another name of ISI is 

  1. Bureau of Indian standard

  2. Food product orders

  3. Food and public distribution

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation
ISI means Indian Standards Institute. Another name of ISI is Bureau of Indian Standards. It is a certification symbol given to the industrial products for selling it in India. The symbol is applied to electrical products, LPG products etc. So, the correct option is A.
Multiple choice commercial studies industrial relations, trade unions and social security concept, scope and social security in india concept of social security insurance - introduction and importance

Who among the following has the responsibility for employee welfare?

  1. Employers

  2. Central government

  3. State government

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation
Following has the responsibility for employee welfare:
a) Employees
b) Central government
c) State government
Employee welfare deals with any kind of activities which will improve the conditions of the employees by any means. Employee welfare helps to provide a better living standards for the employees.
Multiple choice economics tax and its importance taxation : need, principles and importance main feature of tax public revenue and taxation

The Economic Survey is compiled by ______.

  1. office of economic advisor

  2. central statistical office (CSO)

  3. national sample survey organization (NSSO)

  4. department of economic affairs
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The Economic Survey is compiled by Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance. Office of economic advisor publishes WPI, while CSO publishes IIP and CPI.

Multiple choice history vital villages, thriving towns construction of history sources of modern history the idea of history

Which department of India issues postage stamps?

  1. Railway Department

  2. Postal Department

  3. Information and Broadcasting Department

  4. All of above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Postal Department issues postage stamps on a wide variety of themes like political leaders, flowers, animals, birds, an event, or the silver, golden, diamond jubilees or centenary, bicentenary, tercentenary of different events.

Multiple choice geography agriculture in india - i : introduction agricultural policy in india indian agriculture problem and policies problems of indian agriculture

What does FCI stand for?

  1. Fare Corporation of India

  2. Food Commission of India

  3. Food Company of India

  4. Food Corporation of India
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

FCI stands for the Food Corporation of India, which is a statutory body under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution.

Multiple choice political science the media in democracy administrative reforms media and democracy role and importance of media role of media in democracy public administration

Which of the following not comes under the definition of 'information' under RTI Act 2005 ?

  1. Log books

  2. File notings

  3. Data material at held in any electronic form

  4. Circulars
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

File notings indicates the thought process of the government which not comes under the definition of 'information' under RTI Act 2005.

Multiple choice geography indian natural disasters disasters - case studies major hazards in india and prevention tsunami and floods man made disaster

Nodal agency for landslides which has functions of coordinating all the activities related to landslide hazard mitigation, and monitoring the occurrence of landslides in the country is _________.

  1. International Strategy for Disaster Reduction

  2. Geological Survey of India

  3. National Disaster Response Force

  4. National Institute of Disaster Management
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Keeping in view the terms of reference of the Core Group, the Government of India has declared the Geological Survey of India as the ‘Nodal Agency’ on 29 January 2004.

Geological Survey of India as a Nodal Agency is responsible for:

  1. Coordinating and undertaking geological studies for landslide hazard mitigation
  2. Carrying out landslide hazard zonation
  3. Monitoring landslides and avalanches
  4. Studying the factors responsible for sliding and suggesting precautionary as well as preventive measure
  5. National Core Group has finalized the action plan for landslide studies with inputs of GSI and other organization.