Which of the following measures were taken up by the GOI in administrative reforms is/are correct?
A. Secretariat Reorganization Committee, 1947
B. Shri N. Gopalaswamy Ayyangar Report, 1950
C. A. D. Gorwala Committee, 1951
D. Committee on Plan Projects, 1958
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The heighlight of the . . . . . . . . project is that all the services are delivered online to consumer/citizen by connecting them to the respective government department and providing online information at the point of service delivery.
A. e-Mitra
B. Bhoomi project
C. e-Seva
D. None of these
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Where Ward Committees are found?
A. Gram Sabha
B. Gram Panchayat
C. Municipalities
D. None of these
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The nature of relationship between planning and development is
A. complementary to each other
B. inter-related and inter-dependent
C. mutualistic
D. All of the above
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Balwant Rai Mehta Committee suggested that the structure of Panchayati Raj should consist of
A. the village, the block and the district levels
B. the mandal and the district level
C. the village, the district and the state levels
D. the village, the mandal, the district and the state levels
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The children of which age group are entitled to get free education?
A. 0-14
B. 6-14
C. 0-18
D. None of these
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Which of the following statements regarding governance is not correct?
A. It includes the processes by which governments are chosen, monitored and charged
B. It is a formal institution of the state with their monopoly to use the power
C. It is a system of interaction between the administration, the legislature and the judiciary
D. It is the ability of government to create and to implement public policy
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The source of maximum income to Panchayati Raj institution is
A. Land tax
B. Local tax
C. Government grant
D. Excise duty
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In the sequence, Panchayati Raj was first launched in
A. Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan
B. Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh
C. Haryana and Gujarat
D. Uttar Pradesh and Haryana
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The tenure of Nagarpalika shall be for
A. three years
B. four years
C. five years, unless dissolved earlier
D. co-existence with the term of State Legislative Assembly
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What was the main theme of First Five Year Plan formulated by Planning Commission?
A. Emphasis on establishing new industries
B. Emphasis on agriculture, power and transport
C. To removal of poverty
D. To achieve the self-reliance in heavy goods
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Rajadharma refers to the
A. code of conduct or the rule of law which is supreme for the ruler
B. rights of the ruler to enjoy absolute powers
C. duties of the ruler as a Kshatriya
D. religion followed by the ruler and his followers
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Upto what amount a beneficiary can avail loan in PMAY-Rural?
A. 50,000
B. 70,000
C. 1,00,000
D. 1,20,000
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The Administrative control over the executive are mainly on:
1. The administration performs the policymaking function concerning finance
2. Government decides the policy of expenditure
3. Acceptance of provision in the budget estimates
4. Questions like pay, pension and provident fund to the officials are all determined by the government
Select the correct option:
A. 1, 2 and 4
B. 1, 2, 3 and 4
C. 1, 2 and 3
D. 2, 3 and 4
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Cardinal feature followed by the Planning Commission was
A. bottom to top
B. top to bottom
C. step by step
D. All of these
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The Atal Innovation Mission (AIM)is being setup under
A. HRD Ministry
B. ISRO
C. Ministry of Science and Technology
D. NITI Aayog
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Recently The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World, 2019 was released. In this context consider the following statements: Which of the statements is/are correct?
1. It is a biannual report issued by FAO, IFAD, UNEP, WEP and WHO.
2. For the first time, the report comes with estimates of the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity based on the Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES).
3. The report highlights that hunger is declining.
Select the correct option:
A. 1 and 2 only
B. 1 and 3 only
C. 2 only
D. 1 only
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What is the system of governance in the Panchayati Raj set-up?
A. Single tier structure of local self-government at the village level
B. Two tier system of local self-government at the village and block levels
C. Three tier structure of local self-government at the village block and district levels
D. Four tier system of local self-government at the village block, district in the state levels
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Expression of an understanding between citizen and provider of a public service is known as
A. citizen declaration
B. citizen demean's
C. citizen's charter
D. citizen rights
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A college student desires to get elected to the Municipal Council of his city. The validity of his nomination would depend on the important condition, among others, that
A. he obtains permission from the principal of his college
B. he is a member of a political party
C. his name figures in the voter's list
D. he files a declaration owing allegiance to the Constitution of India
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