Question 1

Chairman of Planning Commission of India&#10;A)President of India&#10;B)Prime Minister of India&#10;C)Vice President of India&#10;D)Home Minister.

Accepted Answer

The Prime Minister of India is the ex-officio Chairman of the Planning Commission of India. This was the case until the Planning Commission was replaced by the NITI Aayog in 2015.

Question 2

The counter part of president of India in states&#10;A)Chief Justice of High Court&#10;B)Governor&#10;C)Chief Minister&#10;D)Home Minister of State.

Accepted Answer

The counterpart of the President of India in the states is the Governor. The Governor acts as the nominal head of a state, similar to how the President is the nominal head of the Republic of India.

Question 3

HDI means&#10;A)Human Development Item&#10;B)Human Development Index&#10;C)Housing Development Bank of India&#10;D)None of the above.

Accepted Answer

HDI stands for Human Development Index, which is a composite index measuring average achievement in three basic dimensions of human development—a long and healthy life, knowledge, and a decent standard of living.

Question 4

Agenda 21 relates to&#10;A)Minnobrok conference.&#10;B)Rio Summit&#10;C)Manifesto for election&#10;D)Panchayati Raj

Accepted Answer

Agenda 21 is a comprehensive plan of action to be taken globally, nationally, and locally by organizations of the United Nations System, governments, and major groups in every area in which humans impact the environment. It was adopted at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), also known as the Rio Summit, Earth Summit, or Rio Conference, held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1992.

Question 5

The Right to Information Act was passed in the year&#10;A)2006&#10;B)2005&#10;C)2004&#10;D)2000

Accepted Answer

The Right to Information Act was passed in the year 2005, aiming to promote transparency and accountability in the working of every public authority.

Question 6

Prismatic model is the contribution of&#10;A)F. W Tyler&#10;B)Drawit Waldo.&#10;C)F.W Riggs&#10;D)Luther Gullick

Accepted Answer

The prismatic model is a contribution of F.W Riggs, who introduced it to describe societies that are in the midst of transitioning from traditional to modern stages, particularly in the context of public administration and bureaucracy.

Question 7

Competition is a feature of &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;economy.&#10;A)Socialist Economy&#10;B)Marxism&#10;C)Gandhism&#10;D)Capitalism.

Accepted Answer

Competition is a fundamental feature of a capitalist economy, where businesses and individuals freely compete in the market to achieve economic success.

Question 8

For Gandhi&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; is the pillar of Economic Development.&#10;A)Non violence&#10;B)Satyagraha&#10;C)Grama Swaraj&#10;D)Villages.

Accepted Answer

Gandhi believed in the concept of Grama Swaraj or village self-governance as a pillar of economic development. He thought that empowering villages to be self-sufficient would lead to a stronger and more sustainable economy.

Question 9

The lower house of Indian Parliament is&#10;A)Rajya Sabha&#10;B)Legislative Assembly&#10;C)Lok Sabha&#10;D)Council of states.

Accepted Answer

The lower house of the Indian Parliament is the Lok Sabha.

Question 10

69^th Constitutional Amendment deals with A)Creation of new states B)National Capital Territory (Delhi) C)Invocation of state law D)Declaration of state emergency.

Accepted Answer

The 69th Constitutional Amendment deals with the National Capital Territory of Delhi, providing it with a special status under the Indian Constitution.

Question 11

Sevottam associated with&#10;A)Ombdusman&#10;B)Lok Ayukta&#10;C)Grievances Redress Cell&#10;D)Supreme Court.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Sevottam associated with&#10;A)Ombdusman&#10;B)Lok Ayukta&#10;C)Grievances Redress Cell&#10;D)Supreme Court....

Question 12

In India Omudsman is known as&#10;A)Sessions Judge&#10;B)Municif Judge&#10;C)Lok Ayukta&#10;D)Lok Pal

Accepted Answer

The answer of In India Omudsman is known as&#10;A)Sessions Judge&#10;B)Municif...

Question 13

Ecology of Administration means&#10;A)Environment and administration&#10;B)Social system in which administration is taking place&#10;C)Structure of administration&#10;D)Goal of administration.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Ecology of Administration means&#10;A)Environment and administration&#10;B)Social system...

Question 14

Green House Gases means&#10;A)Gases which can be used in the construction of Green Houses&#10;B)Gases which destroys Ozone layer&#10;C)Gases which is prohibited&#10;D)None of these.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Green House Gases means&#10;A)Gases which can be...

Question 15

Public - Administration dichotomy means&#10;A)Politics- Administration dichotomy&#10;B)People-Administration divide&#10;C)Policy-Administration divide&#10;D)None of these.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Public - Administration dichotomy means&#10;A)Politics- Administration dichotomy&#10;B)People-Administration...

Question 16

Governors of states can be recalled at any time; is an example for&#10;A)Spoil System&#10;B)Merit System&#10;C)Electoral system&#10;D)Nominated system.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Governors of states can be recalled at...

Question 17

New Public Administration is an example for&#10;A)Welfare orientation&#10;B)Client orientation&#10;C)Descriptive orientation&#10;D)Neutral orientation.

Accepted Answer

The answer of New Public Administration is an example for&#10;A)Welfare...

Question 18

Development Administration is&#10;A)Change Oriented&#10;B)Hierarchical&#10;C)Centralism&#10;D)Bureaucratic.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Development Administration is&#10;A)Change Oriented&#10;B)Hierarchical&#10;C)Centralism&#10;D)Bureaucratic....

Question 19

The book Politics and Administration is written by&#10;A)Woodraw Wilson&#10;B)Herbert Simon&#10;C)Frank J Goodnow.&#10;D)L D White

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The answer of The book Politics and Administration is written...

Question 20

Introduction to the Study of Public Administration is written by&#10;A)Luther Gullik&#10;B)L.D White&#10;C)Herbert Simon&#10;D)F.W Taylor.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Introduction to the Study of Public Administration...

Question 21

DPC stands for&#10;A)District Planning Committee&#10;B)District Planning Commission&#10;C)District Policing Centre.&#10;D)District Planning Centre.

Accepted Answer

The answer of DPC stands for&#10;A)District Planning Committee&#10;B)District Planning Commission&#10;C)District...

Question 22

74^th Constitutional Amendment deals with A)Panchayati Raj institutions B)Nagarapalika C)Amendment procedure D)Directive Principles of state policy.

Accepted Answer

The answer of 74^th Constitutional Amendment deals with A)Panchayati Raj institutions B)Nagarapalika C)Amendment...

Question 23

The Annual Financial Statement means&#10;A)Income and expenditure statement&#10;B)Term for budget in Indian constitution&#10;C)Appropriation bill&#10;D)Finance bill

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Annual Financial Statement means&#10;A)Income and expenditure...

Question 24

Mixed Economy means&#10;A)Mixed form of production and distribution&#10;B)Co existence of Public sector and Public sector&#10;C)Economies of third world&#10;D)Emerging economies.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Mixed Economy means&#10;A)Mixed form of production and...

Deck 3: Indian Politics and Administration