Public Administration Questions and Answers - Set 8 | Public Administration MCQs

1 Which of the following recommendations is not made by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India about the expert’s engagement in the District Planning Committee (DPC) ?

1 Experts could be taken on a part time basis, on assignment basis or full time basis as per the need.

2 It is for the state to determine the number of experts that can be drawn to assist the DPC

3 Experts could be assigned to work either individually or in teams

4 Experts may be generally drawn locally and not from the jurisdiction outside of the district.

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Answer: Experts may be generally drawn locally and not from the jurisdiction outside of the district.

2 Which one of the following is not related to the jurisdiction of the State Finance Commission

1 Determination of taxes, duties and tolls which may be assigned to Panchayats

2 Grand-in-Aid to Panchayats from consolidated fund of India

3 Measures to improve financial position of Panchayats

4 Distribution between state and the Panchayats the net proceeds of taxes, duties, tolls and fees leviable by the state

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Answer: Grand-in-Aid to Panchayats from consolidated fund of India

3 Which of the following is not the objective of social welfare ?

1 Helping the poor and vulnerable

2 Social problem mitigation

3 Making people’s participation in governance obligatory

4 Development of the weaker sections

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Answer: Making people’s participation in governance obligatory

4 Which of the following statements is not correct regarding the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes ?

1 It was established in 2004.

2 The term of office of its Chairperson and Members is of 3 years and they can be reappointed for another term.

3 The Chairperson has been given the rank of Union Cabinet Minister and members that of a Secretary to Government of India.

4 It comprises of one Chairperson and five Members.

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Answer: It comprises of one Chairperson and five Members.

5 Which of the following statements regarding the National Commission for Minorities is not correct ?

1 It came into existence as a statutory body on 5th July, 1993.

2 It comprises of one Chairman and three Members.

3 It deals with the minority communities as notified by the Government of India as such.

4 he safeguard of constitutional and legal rights of minorities is its main objective.

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Answer: It comprises of one Chairman and three Members.

6 In 2013, a trade agreement at the 9th Ministerial Meeting of WTO was held. The agreement was known as :

1 Bali Package Uruguay Resolution

2 Doha Development Agreement

3 Uruguay Resolution

4 Hong Kong Declaration

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Answer: Bali Package Uruguay Resolution

7 Which one of the following statements about the importance of Civil Society is not correct ?

1 The diversity of civil society will ensure that the State is not held captive by a few groups.

2 Civil society is a locus for recruiting new political leadership.

3 Civil society is concerned with deregulating the government activities so that it becomes result oriented.

4 Civil society resists authoritarianism.

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Answer: Civil society is concerned with deregulating the government activities so that it becomes result oriented.

8 Which of the following model of Policy Formulation discussed by Y. Dror is the most criticised model ?

1 Incremental Change Model

2 Pure Rationality Model

3 Sequential Decision Model

4 Satisfying Model

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Answer: Pure Rationality Model

9 Which of the following is not a recommendation of the Department of Economic Affairs of Ministry of Finance regarding the divesture procedure ?

1 Department of Public Enterprises shall select the Public Sector Enterprises to be divested.

2 The selected enterprises will be categorized as very good, good and average.

3 A public enterprise with a net asset value per share of ` 10 with a face value of ` 100 shall be applied for putting a public enterprise as very good.

4 The pricing formula adopted for the referred price is to be the profit earning capacity value method.

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Answer: A public enterprise with a net asset value per share of ` 10 with a face value of ` 100 shall be applied for putting a public enterprise as very good.

10 Which one of the following statements about 14th Finance Commission’s recommendations for Panchyat is not correct ?

1 An amount of ` 2,00,292 crore (approximated) is assigned as grant to Panchayats.

2 The grant is in the form of basic grant and performance grant.

3 The ratio of basic and for performance grant to a Gram Panchayat is 80 : 20.

4 The performance grant will be effective from the year 2016 - 2017.

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Answer: The ratio of basic and for performance grant to a Gram Panchayat is 80 : 20.

11 Which of the following is not a part of the project assigned to Tata Institute of Social Sciences on “The Rapid Assessment of the status of devolution of Powers and Resources across the states/UTs” ?

1 Assessment of the actual outcome of activity mapping

2 Indicative ranking on the status of devolution based on the fulfillment of fundamental constitutional requirements

3 Implementation of major centrally sponsored schemes

4 Seggregation of functions across various tiers of Panchayati Raj

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