. . . . . . . . is a kind of planning activities from the centre to the sub-regional level.
A. Decentralised planning
B. Centralised planning
C. Imperative planning
D. None of these
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A government may be classified as a good government, if it meets which of the following criteria?
A. Responsiveness
B. Transparency
C. Accountability
D. All of the above
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Which of the following pairs constitutes the essence of good governance?
A. Rule of law and regular elections
B. Regular elections and down sizing the bureaucracy
C. Rule of law and globalisation
D. Transparent and accountable administration
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Estimates Committee is an example of control
A. legislative
B. executive
C. judicial
D. None of these
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The mission aims to achieve the objective of "Housing for All" by 2022 through its four pillars. What are these?
1. in-situ slum redevelopment
2. affordable housing through a credit linked subsidy scheme
3. affordable housing in partnership between public and private agencies
4. subsidy for beneficiary led individual house construction or enhancement
A. 1, 2, 3 and 4
B. 1, 2 and 3
C. 2 and 4
D. Only 2
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Which one of the following is not the weakness of centralised planning?
A. Imbalanced regional development
B. Gap between the plan objectives and people felt needs
C. Integration of national and local resources
D. Blocking of people's participation in planning
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How many tiers are there in the Panchayati Raj system of India?
A. One-tier
B. Two-tier
C. Three-tier
D. Four-tier
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The officer designated by the public authorities in all administrative units or offices under it to provide information to the citizens requesting for information under the act is known as
A. Appellate Authority
B. Chief Information Commissioner (CIC)
C. Public Information Officer (PIO)
D. Assistant Public Information Office
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Which one of the following recommended the establishment of Ombudsman for local Governments in India?
A. Balwant Rai Mehta Committee
B. Administrative Reforms Commission I
C. Administrative Reforms Commission II
D. Santhanam Committee
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State Health Mission is chaired by
A. Governor
B. Chief Minister
C. Health Minister
D. None of the above
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Where was the first Municipal Corporation in India set up?
A. Mumbai
B. Kolkata
C. Delhi
D. Madras
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Who appoints the Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog?
A. Prime Minister
B. CEO of NITI Aayog
C. President
D. Speaker
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The first country in the world to introduce the Right to Information was
A. Norway
B. USA
C. Sweden
D. Finland
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The initiative for decentralised planning in India was first taken under
A. 3rd Five Year Plan
B. 4th Five Year Plan
C. 5th Five Year Plan
D. 73rd Amendment in the Constitution
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Which programme gave the slogan of Garibi Hatao?
A. 7th five-year plan
B. 3rd five year plan
C. 6th five year plan
D. 5th five-year plan
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National Health Policy was launched in which year?
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Consider the following statements.
1. Policy-making is different from decision-making.
2. Policy decisions are taken to provide a sense of direction to the course of administrative action.
Which of the statements given above is/are not correct?
A. Only 1
B. Only 2
C. Both 1 and 2
D. Neither 1 nor 2
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According to Kautilya, which of the following is of utmost concern to the ruler?
A. Protection, welfare and prosperity of the state and its people
B. protection of himself and his family
C. To remain the ruler at any cost
D. To wage war against neighbouring states
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Consider the following statements
1. The members of the District Planning Committee are nominated.
2. The representation of members should be in proportion to the ratio between the rural and urban population.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A. Only 1
B. Only 2
C. Both 1 and 2
D. None of these
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Which of the following is not matched correctly about NITI Aayog?
A. NITI Aayog head office ⟺ Delhi
B. Narendra Modi ⟺ Chairman
C. Parent Agency ⟺ Government of India
D. NITI Aayog replaced ⟺ National Development Council
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