In India, the office of the Lokpal was suggested in 1966 on the basis of the recommendations of the
A. Administrative Reforms Commission
B. Planning Commission
C. Law Commission
D. Finance Commission
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What was the major theme of the recommendations given by L. M. Singhvi Committee?
A. Democratic Decentralisation
B. Community Development Programme
C. Revitalisation of Panchayat Institutions
D. None of the above
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How many target are set to achieve under SDG's?
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The Panchayati Raj was started in the country in
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Citizen's Charter in layman language refers to
A. contract between individual and the government
B. contract between the government and private institution
C. contract between citizen and the government (or organisation)
D. None of the above
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The Panchayati Raj system was adopted to
A. make people aware of politics
B. decentralise the power of democracy
C. educate politicians
D. None of the above
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When Budget is presented in the Lok Sabha which of the following is the first stage?
A. Scrutiny by Departmental Committees
B. Voting on Demands for Grant
C. General Discussion
D. Passing of finance bill
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The programmes under decentralised planning are implemented by
A. Zila Parishad
B. Gram Panchayat
C. Block Samitis
D. All of these
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The Audit Report laid before the Parliament is referred to the
A. Comptroller and Auditor-General
B. Ministry of Finance
C. Public Accounts Committee
D. None of the above
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The Mandal Panchayats were recommended by
A. Balwant Rai Mehta Committee
B. Narasimhan Committee
C. Ashok Mehta Committee
D. V. R. Rao Committee
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Among the following which is not statutory?
A. Lokpal
B. RTI Act
C. Citizen's Charter
D. Consumer Protection Act
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"The essence of public administrative decision is what shall be done, how, when and where". Who said this?
A. N. Hanary
B. H. Fayol
C. M. P. Follet
D. P. Appleby
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In which year the government of India launched "Namami Gange" scheme clean and rejuvenate the River Ganga to maintain "Aviral" and "Nirmal Dhara" and ensure its ecological and geological integrity?
A. 2014-15
B. 2017-18
C. 2018-19
D. 2010-11
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Who is the current CEO of the NITI Aayog?
A. Rajeev Kumar
B. Arvind Subramanyam
C. Amitabh Kant
D. Narendra Modi
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What is the main objective of the SETU initiative under taken by NITI Aayog?
A. To enhance construction of bridge
B. To foster support for the start-up
C. To enhance standard of higher education
D. None of the above
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The least effective means of executive control over administration is
A. executive legislation
B. budgetary system
C. staff agencies
D. appeal to public opinion
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The key features of New India's primary health care system will be:
1. Primary health care nucleus comprising five to six upgraded sub-centres
2. Coupled with a primary health centre, and population outreach
3. Planning of health facility distribution in districts
4. Digitization of family records and information from the community to the facility level
A. 1, 2, 3 and 4
B. 1, 2 and 3
C. 2, 3 and 4
D. 1 and 2
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Who headed the committee to study the cause of corruption?
A. Appleby
B. Santhanam
C. Morarji Desai
D. K. Hanumanthaiya
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Which Five Year Plan stated that the good governance is one of the most crucial factors if the targets of the plan are to be achieved?
A. Sixth Five Year Plan
B. Eighth Five Year Plan
C. Tenth Five Year Plan
D. Twelfth Five Year Plan
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Judicial control over administration refers to:
A. The control exercised by the Courts over the administration is called judicial control
B. The power of the court to keep the administrative acts within the limits of law
C. It also implies the right of an aggrieved citizen to challenge the wrongful act of administration in the court of law
D. The primary purpose of judicial control over administration is the protection of the rights and liberty of citizens
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