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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

Narsimham committee was related to

  1. Tax Structure Reforms

  2. High Education Reforms

  3. Planning Implementation Reforms

  4. Banking Structure Reforms
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Narsimham committee was related to Banking Structure Reforms. Narsimham Committee I was formed in 1991 and the Narsimham Committee II were reformed in 1998 and are related to banking sector reforms. It recommended reduction in CRR, increase rate in CRR balances, redefining the private sector and many more. 

Multiple choice

Define CCA under IT act.

  1. Controller of Certifying Authority

  2. Computer Certifying Authority

  3. Certificate of Controlling Authority

  4. Controller of Certifying Act
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Under the Information Technology Act, CCA stands for the Controller of Certifying Authorities, who regulates the issuance of digital signature certificates.

Multiple choice

Sarkaria Commission has been set up to look into

  1. agricultural taxes

  2. centre and state relations

  3. splitting of LIC

  4. inter state relations
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Sarkaria Commission was established in 1983 by the Indian government to examine the relationship and balance of power between the central government and the state governments.

Multiple choice

Which is not a Central Service?

  1. Indian Police Service

  2. Indian Foreign Service

  3. Indian Audit and Accounts Service

  4. Indian Revenue Service
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The Indian Police Service (IPS) is an All India Service, not a Central Service. The others listed are examples of Central Services.

Multiple choice

Which is not a Central Service?

  1. Indian Police Service

  2. Indian Foreign Service

  3. Indian Audit & Accounts Service

  4. Indian Revenue Service
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The Indian Police Service (IPS) is an All India Service, not a Central Service. The others listed (IFS, IA&AS, IRS) are examples of Central Services (Group A).

Multiple choice

What does the expression ‘all India character’ mean?

Directions: Read the Passage and answer the question that follows.

The CRPF has an all-India character, both in organisation and in deployment. Its various attributes are mobility, adaptability, wide spectrum of duties and graded response. The force keeps on moving from one corner of the country to the other to deal with internal security challenges. They played a significant role during the amalgamation of the princely States into the Indian Union. It helped the Union Government in disciplining the rebellious princely States of Junagarh and the small principality of Kathiawar in Gujarat which had declined to join the Indian Union. Soon after Independence, contingents of the CRPF were sent on Kutch, Rajasthan and Sindh borders to check infiltration and trans-border crimes. They were, subsequently, deployed on the Pakistan border in Jammu and Kashmir following attacks launched by the Pakistani infiltrators. The CRPF bore the brunt of the first Chinese attack on India at Hot Springs (Ladakh) on October 21, 1959.

  1. CRPF consists of Indians from all regions.

  2. CRPF played a significant role during independence.

  3. CRPF is deployed all over India and is comprised of Indians from all regions.

  4. CRPF contingents have been deployed on all Indian borders.

  5. .
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct answer. All India character of CRPF is indicated by the movement of the force from one corner of the country to the other to deal with internal security challenges, and also in its organisation, i.e. comprising of Indians from all regions.

Multiple choice

Which of the following areas was the place where CRPF contingents were moved directly after independence?

Directions: Read the Passage and answer the question that follows.

The CRPF has an all-India character, both in organisation and in deployment. Its various attributes are mobility, adaptability, wide spectrum of duties and graded response. The force keeps on moving from one corner of the country to the other to deal with internal security challenges. They played a significant role during the amalgamation of the princely States into the Indian Union. It helped the Union Government in disciplining the rebellious princely States of Junagarh and the small principality of Kathiawar in Gujarat which had declined to join the Indian Union. Soon after Independence, contingents of the CRPF were sent on Kutch, Rajasthan and Sindh borders to check infiltration and trans-border crimes. They were, subsequently, deployed on the Pakistan border in Jammu and Kashmir following attacks launched by the Pakistani infiltrators. The CRPF bore the brunt of the first Chinese attack on India at Hot Springs (Ladakh) on October 21, 1959.

  1. Junagarh

  2. Kutch

  3. Jammu & Kashmir

  4. Ladakh

  5. .
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Soon after Independence, contingents of the CRPF were sent on Kutch, Rajasthan and Sindh borders to check infiltration and trans-border crimes.