Governance was first used by the World Bank in its report on
A. Sub-Saharan Africa in 1989
B. Sub-Saharan Africa in 1990
C. Sub-Saharan Africa in 1998
D. Sub-Saharan Africa in 1994
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Which of the following commissions/committees has identified 'weak governance' as the main reason for corruption in India?
A. First Administrative Reforms Commission
B. Second Administrative Reforms Commission
C. Vohra Committee
D. Santhanam Committee
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Consider the following provisions, which are included in the 73rd Constitutional Amendment.
1. Provision of Gram Sabha on the basis of Panchayati Raj System.
2. Members for the village, Intermediary and District level Panchayats will be elected directly by the people.
3. No provision of reservation for the head of village level or any other Panchayat.
4. Provision to reserve 4 1 th of the total seats of any Panchayat for women.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A. 1 and 2
B. 1, 2 and 4
C. 1, 3 and 4
D. All of these
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Which of the following pairs is/are incorrectly matched?
Committee
Associated with
1. Balawant Rai Mehta Committee Development Programme
Community
2. Singhvi Committee
Revitalise PRls
3. Rao Committee
Rural Development
4. Singhvi Committee
PRls Training
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Public Distribution System comes under the aegis which Ministry?
A. Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers welfare
B. Ministry of Home Affairs
C. Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public
D. None of the above
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If a Panchayat is dissolved, elections are to be held within
A. 1 month
B. 3 months
C. 6 months
D. 1 year
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The Good Governance Index was launched on the occasion of Good Governance Day on:
A. 25th December, 2019
B. 25th December, 2020
C. 25th December, 2018
D. 25th December, 2017
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Which of the following are major schemes under innovation?
1. Tinkering laboratories
2. New incubation centres
3. Scaling up established incubation centres
A. 2 and 3
B. 1 and 2
C. 1 and 3
D. All of these
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Which of the following are significance of good governance?
A. Ensuring accountability
B. Providing citizen friendly administration
C. Improving the quality of life of citizen
D. All of the above
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Ashok Mehta Committee recommended on Panchayati Raj
1. Two tier system in place of three tier
2. Reservation for SCs and STs
3. Panchayati Raj Institutions must be conferred with the powers of taxation
4. Open participation of political parties in Panchayati Raj Affairs
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A. Only 1
B. 1 and 2
C. 2, 3 and 4
D. All of these
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The provision for no confidence motion remained practically a dead letter until
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Indian's prestigious government to business portal is
A. MCA 21 Project
B. e-Suvidha
C. Bhoomi project
D. All of these
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Consider the following statements.
1. K. N. Raj was the chief architect of First Five Year Plan.
2. The plan emphasis on industry.
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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The RTI Act empowers applicant citizens to
A. obtain copies of permissible government documents
B. inspect permissible governmental documents
C. inspect permissible governmental works and obtain samples
D. All of the above
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What is the intermediate tier of the Panchayati Raj system called?
A. Zila Parishad
B. Taluka Panchayat
C. Panchayat Samiti
D. Gram Sabha
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According to 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act, the minimum age for contesting elections to the Panchayati Raj Institutions should be
A. 18 years
B. 23 years
C. 21 years
D. 25 years
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An approach to development enhance self-reliance and boost people's capability is known as
A. sustainable development
B. participatory development
C. regional development
D. None of the above
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The Governing Council is composed of
A. Only Chief Minister of States
B. Chief Minister alongwith the Prime Minister
C. Chief Minister of States and Governors of Union Territories
D. None of the above
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Good governance must be consensus oriented. It implies
A. decision should be taken by one person
B. no one has authority to take decision
C. all people should be included in decision-making
D. None of the above
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In the field of parliamentary practices, the zero hour emerged in India since
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