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(1) Justice Punchhi Commission is related to :
(1) Urban Governance
(2) Union - State Relations
(3) District Administration
(4) Electoral Reforms
Answer: Union - State Relations
(2) Which committee felt that the Panchayati Raj institutions could have survived well if they had been encouraged well by entrusting responsibilities as a “vanguard of development in village India” ?
(1) Asoka Mehta
(2) L.M. Singhvi
(3) G V K Rao
(4) P.K. Thungan
Answer: Asoka Mehta

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(3) Who was the Chief Election Commissioner who wrote a letter to the President of India recommending the removal of Election Commissioner ?
(1) Navin Chawla
(2) N. Gopalaswami
(3) T.N. Seshan
(4) M.S. Gill
Answer: N. Gopalaswami
(4) Who of the following was not a member of the Towards Equality report ?
(1) Lotika Sarkar
(2) Neera Dogra
(3) Vina Mazumdar
(4) Sushila Nayar
Answer: Sushila Nayar
(5) Who among the following gave the 4P - Formula for departmental Organisation ?
(1) Fayol
(2) Urwick
(3) Gulick
(4) Mooney
Answer: Gulick
(6) Which of the following statements is not correct about the Right to Information Act ?
(1) The Right to Information Act came into force on 12 October 2005.
(2) The Freedom of Information Act, 2002 has been repealed.
(3) The Official Secrets Act, 1923 has also been repealed.
(4) Central Information Commission and State Information Commissions have been constituted.
Answer: The Official Secrets Act, 1923 has also been repealed.
(7) The Central Information Commission consists of the Chief Information Commissioner and Information Commissioners :
(1) not exceeding three in number
(2) not exceeding five in number
(3) not exceeding seven in number
(4) not exceeding ten in number
Answer: not exceeding ten in number
(8) Who among the following said, ”Development administration is an action - oriented and goal - oriented administrative system” ?
(1) F.W. Riggs
(2) Edward Weidner
(3) Ferrel Heady
(4) H. Walker
Answer: Edward Weidner
(9) The process by which the selected candidate is sent for an appointment is known as :
(1) Selection
(2) Appointment
(3) Certification
(4) Placement
Answer: Certification
(10) Defending policy is the function of :
(1) Line agency
(2) Staff agency
(3) Auxiliary agency
(4) Both Staff and Line agencies
Answer: Line agency
(11) Who among the following rejected the politics - administration dichotomy ?
(1) Woodrow Wilson
(2) Frank Goodnow
(3) Herbert Simon
(4) Robert Merton
Answer: Herbert Simon
(12) Who was of the opinion that survival depends on a state’s material capabilities and its alliances with other states ?
(1) John Mearsheimer
(2) Kenneth Waltz
(3) Thucydides
(4) J. Snyder
Answer: J. Snyder
(13) Which one of the following is not a Kantian influence that acts as a constraint on War ?
(1) Democracies will refrain from using force against other democracies
(2) Economically important trade creates incentives to maintain peaceful relations
(3) Global civil society exerts itself
(4) International organisations can constrain decision makers by promoting peace
Answer: Global civil society exerts itself
(14) Which of the following have emphasis in India’s nuclear deterrent :
(1) Large numbers and deterrent force
(2) Nuclear parity and capability to retaliate
(3) Small numbers and capability to deter
(4) Deterrent force and nuclear parity
Answer: Small numbers and capability to deter
(15) Which one of the following statements is incorrect ?
(1) New Development Bank is a multilateral development bank established by BRICS
(2) Asian Intrastructure Investment Bank is an initiative of China
(3) WTO recognises least developed countries as those which are designated as such by UNO
(4) International Finance Corporation offers political risk insurance and encourages private sector development in developing countries
Answer: International Finance Corporation offers political risk insurance and encourages private sector development in developing countries

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