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Test Booklet Code & Serial No.
A
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
Signature and Name of Invigilator Seat No.
1. (Signature) ......................................... (In figures as in Admit Card)
(Name) ................................................ Seat No. ..............................................................
2. (Signature) ......................................... (In words)

(Name) ................................................ OMR Sheet No.

JAN - 21318 (To be filled by the Candidate)
Time Allowed : 2½ Hours] [Maximum Marks : 150
Number of Pages in this Booklet : 40 Number of Questions in this Booklet : 75
Instructions for the Candidates
1. Write your Seat No. and OMR Sheet No. in the space provided 1.
on the top of this page.
2. This paper consists of 75 objective type questions. Each question
will carry two marks. All questions of Paper-III will be compulsory, 2.
covering entire syllabus (including all electives, without options).
3. At the commencement of examination, the question booklet
will be given to the student. In the first 5 minutes, you are
requested to open the booklet and compulsorily examine it as 3.
follows :
(i) To have access to the Question Booklet, tear off the
paper seal on the edge of this cover page. Do not accept
(i)
a booklet without sticker-seal or open booklet.
(ii) Tally the number of pages and number of questions
in the booklet with the information printed on the (ii)
cover page. Faulty booklets due to missing pages/
questions or questions repeated or not in serial
order or any other discre pancy should not be
accepted and correct booklet should be obtained
from the invigilator within the period of 5 minutes.
Afterwards, neither the Question Booklet will be
replaced nor any extra time will be given. The same
may please be noted.
(iii) After this verification is over, the OMR Sheet Number
should be entered on this Test Booklet. (iii)
4. Each question has four alternative responses marked (A), (B),
(C) and (D). You have to darken the circle as indicated below on
the correct response against each item. 4. (A), (B), (C) (D)
Example : where (C) is the correct response.

A B D
(C)
5. Your responses to the items are to be indicated in the OMR
Sheet given inside the Booklet only. If you mark at any place A B D
other than in the circle in the OMR Sheet, it will not be evaluated.
5.
6. Read instructions given inside carefully.
7. Rough Work is to be done at the end of this booklet.
8. If you write your Name, Seat Number, Phone Number or put 6.
any mark on any part of the OMR Sheet, except for the space 7.
allotted for the relevant entries, which may disclose your 8.
identity, or use abusive language or employ any other unfair
means, you will render yourself liable to disqualification.
9. You have to return original OMR Sheet to the invigilator at the
end of the examination compulsorily and must not carry it with 9.
you outside the Examination Hall. You are, however, allowed
to carry the Test Booklet and duplicate copy of OMR Sheet on
conclusion of examination.
10. Use only Blue/Black Ball point pen. 10.
11. Use of any calculator or log table, etc., is prohibited. 11.
12. There is no negative marking for incorrect answers. 12.

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Public Administration
Paper III

III
Time Allowed : 2½ Hours] [Maximum Marks : 150
Note : This paper contains Seventy Five (75) multiple choice questions. Each
carrying Two (2) marks. Attempt All questions.
(75) (2)

1. ‘‘Administration is politics since it 1.

must be responsive to the public

interests,’’ is said by :

(A) Wilson (A)

(B) Appleby (B)

(C) Waldo (C)

(D) Wiedner (D)

2. The POSDCORB view is criticized 2.

because it ignores :

(A) Managerial Techniques (A)

(B) Managerial Processes (B)

(C) Substance of the subject (C)

(D) Efficiency (D)

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3. New Public Administration 3.
emphasizes on :
(A)
(A) Organizational structure
(B)
(B) Bureaucratic authority
(C) Participatory processes (C)

(D) Value-free administration (D)
4. Match List I with List II and select 4. I II
the correct answer from the codes
given below :
I
List I
(a)
(a) New Public Administration
(b)
(b) Development Administration
(c)
(c) Comparative Administration
(d)
(d) Administrative Development
II
List II
(1)
(1) Edward Weidner
(2)
(2) Robert Dahl
(3)
(3) Dwight Waldo
(4) F.W. Riggs (4)

Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d) (a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) (3) (1) (4) (2) (A) (3) (1) (4) (2)

(B) (4) (3) (2) (1) (B) (4) (3) (2) (1)

(C) (1) (2) (3) (4) (C) (1) (2) (3) (4)

(D) (2) (4) (1) (3) (D) (2) (4) (1) (3)

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5. In which of the following is not 5.

common in public and private

administrations ?

(A)
(A) Filing

(B)
(B) Managerial techniques

(C) Scope and complexity (C)

(D) Accounting (D)

6. Which one of the following elements
6.

is ignored by the classical theory ?

(A) Formal structure
(A)

(B) Managerial techniques (B)

(C) Informal patterns
(C)

(D) Principles of organisation
(D)

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7. Assertion (A) : There cannot be an 7. (A) :
organisation without hierarchy.

Reason (R) : Organisation involves
(R) :
a group of people amongst whom
work is divided.

Answer the question using the codes
given below : (A) (A) (R)
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) (A)
(R) is the correct explanation
(B) (A) (R)
of (A)
(R) (A)
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true but
(R) is not the correct (C) (A) (R)
explanation of (A)

(C) (A) is true but (R) is false (D) (A) (R)
(D) (A) is false but (R) is true

8. The principle of unity of command 8.
was rejected by :

(1) F.W. Taylor (1)
(2) Seclor Hudson (2)
(3) J.D. Millet (3)
(4) Herbert Simon (4)

Codes :
(A) (1), (3) and (4) (A) (1), (3) (4)

(B) (1) and (4) (B) (1) (4)

(C) (1), (2) and (3) (C) (1), (2) (3)

(D) (1), (2), (3) and (4) (D) (1), (2), (3) (4)

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9. The most important means of 9.

co-ordination is :

(A) Hierarchy
(A)

(B) Consultation
(B)

(C) Planning

(C)
(D) Centralised Housekeeping

(D)
Agency

10. The essence of scalar principle 10.

is :
(A)

(A) Unity of Command
(B)
(B) Span of Control

(C)
(C) Communication

(D)
(D) Co-ordination

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11. Match the List I with List II and 11. I II

select the correct answer by using

the codes given below :
I
List I
(a)
(a) Chester Barnard
(b)
(b) Henry Fayol
(c)
(c) Herbert Simon
(d)
(d) Chris Argyris
II
List II
(1)
(1) Organisation and Innovation
(2)
(2) Zone of indifference
(3)
(3) Gangplank
(4)
(4) Bounded rationality

Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) (1) (2) (3) (4)
(A) (1) (2) (3) (4)

(B) (2) (3) (4) (1) (B) (2) (3) (4) (1)

(C) (3) (4) (1) (2) (C) (3) (4) (1) (2)

(D) (4) (1) (2) (3) (D) (4) (1) (2) (3)

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12. Find the odd one out : 12.

(A) Human relations theory (A)

(B) Structural theory (B)

(C) Socio-economic theory (C)

(D) Humanistic theory (D)

13. Highly coordinated centralised 13.

administrative system is attributed

to :

(A)
(A) USA

(B)
(B) UK

(C)
(C) India

(D)
(D) UK and India

14.
14. The ‘Gangplank’ refers to :

(A)
(A) Discipline

(B) Initiative (B)

(C) Equity (C)

(D) Level jumping (D)

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15. Match List I with List II and select 15. I II
the correct answer from the codes
given below :
I
List I
(a)
(a) Frederick Taylor
(b)
(b) Abraham Maslow
(c)
(c) Chris Argyris
(d)
(d) Frederick Herzberg
II
List II
(1)
(1) Management by Integration

and self-control
(2)
(2) Two-factor theory
(3)
(3) Reward theory
(4)
(4) Need theory

Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (1) (4) (2) (3)
(A) (1) (4) (2) (3)

(B) (3) (4) (1) (2) (B) (3) (4) (1) (2)

(C) (2) (1) (3) (4) (C) (2) (1) (3) (4)

(D) (4) (3) (1) (2) (D) (4) (3) (1) (2)

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16. Which is the last step of Prismatic 16.

society ?

(A) Neo-Prismatic (A)

(B) Ortho-Prismatic (B)

(C) Eo-Prismatic (C)

(D) Bio-Prismatic (D)

17. Who said, ‘British Constitution is a 17.

child of Wisdom and Chance’ ?

(A) Litton Strechy (A)

(B) Margaret Thatcher (B)

(C) Winston Churchill (C)

(D) Edward Dicey (D)

18. ‘‘Differentiation and integration are 18.
two key elements in the process of

development’’ is the assumption

of :
(A)
(A) Classical theory
(B)
(B) Neo-classical theory

(C) Ecological theory (C)

(D) Incremental theory (D)

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19. Pay fixation in UK is done on the 19.

basis of :

(A) Index Number System (A)

(B) Increased Productivity Index (B)

(C) Performance rating (C)

(D) Priestley formula (D)

20. Which one of the following is the US
20.

President’s principal staff agency in

fiscal, legislative and administrative

management ?

(A) The Executive Office (A)

(B) Office of Management and
(B)
Budgeting

(C)
(C) White House Office

(D) Office of Administration (D)

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21. The nature of Development 21.

Administration is different from

traditional administration. (Choose

the odd man out) :

(A) Structural and function (A)

similarity

(B) Goal-oriented and innovative
(B)

(C) New techniques and new
(C)
attitudes

(D) Citizen participation (D)

22. The concept of Development 22.

Administration used after ...........

(A) First World War (A)

(B) Second World War (B)

(C) Mayo’s Resolution
(C)

(D) Riggs concept
(D)

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23. The political system in under-
23.

developed countries can be divided

into :

(A)
(A) Traditional autocracy system

(B) Dominant party mobilization (B)

system
(C)
(C) Non-communist system

(D)
(D) Autocratic elite system

24. Who considered differentiation and 24.

integration as two key elements in

the process of development ?

(A) Panandikar (A)

(B) Neal F.W. (B)

(C) F.W. Riggs (C)

(D) Milton (D)

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25. Assertion (A) and Reason (R) 25. (A) (R)

pattern :
(A) :

Assertion (A) : The concept of

Development Administration is used
(R) :
in two interrelated senses.

Reason (R) : The administration

of development and development of

administration are intertwined. (A) (A) (R)

Codes : (R) (A)

(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and

(R) is the correct explanation (B) (A) (R)

of (A) (R) (A)

(B) Both (A) and (R) are true and

(R) is not the correct
(C) (A) (R)
explanation of (A)

(C) (A) is true but (R) is false
(D) (A) (R)
(D) (A) is false but (R) is true

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26. Assertion (A) and Reason (R) 26. (A) (R)

pattern :
(A) :

Assertion (A) : Importance of the

Cabinet Secretariat is due to
(R) :
expansion in the scope of

government.

Reason (R) : Advancement of

technology has resulted in creation

of government agencies.

Select the correct answer from the (A) (A) (R)

codes given below : (R) (A)

(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and

(R) is the correct explanation (B) (A) (R)

of (A) (R) (A)

(B) Both (A) and (R) are true but

(R) is not the correct (C) (A) (R)
explanation of (A)

(C) (A) is true but (R) is false
(D) (A) (R)

(D) (A) is false but (R) is true

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27. Who has recommended that ‘‘The 27.

Cabinet Secretary should be an

administrative officer of the highest

rank’’ ?
(A)
(A) Chester Barnard

(B)
(B) N. Gopalswami

(C)
(C) Gulick

(D) Woodrow Wilson (D)

28. Who of the following is the first 28.

line supervisor in secretariat

hierarchy ?
(A)
(A) Secretary

(B)
(B) Deputy Secretary

(C)
(C) Additional Secretary

(D) Secretariat Officer (D)

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29. The rules for transaction of business 29.

of Government of India are made

by ..........
(A)
(A) President
(B)
(B) Prime Minister

(C)
(C) Parliament

(D)
(D) Secretariat

30. ‘Academy Board’ of Sardar 30.

Vallabhbhai Patel National Police

Academy is headed by :

(A) Home Minister

(B) Home Secretary (A)

(C) Minister of Human Resource
(B)

Development
(C)
(D) Secretary of Human Resource

Development (D)

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31. The State Chief Secretary does not
31.

act as :

(A) Principal Advisor to the Chief

Minister (A)

(B) Principal Advisor to the
(B)

Governor
(C)
(C) Secretary to the Cabinet

(D)
(D) Secretary to the Chief Minister

32. Citizen charter, in India, ensures in 32.

administration :

(A) Quality approach (A)

(B) Flexibility (B)

(C) Impartiality (C)

(D) Uniformity (D)

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33. Match List I with List II and select 33. I II
the correct answer from the codes
given below :
List I I
(a) Governor (a)
(b) Council of Ministers (b)
(c) Duties of Chief Minister (c)
(d) Legislative Council (d)
List II II
(1) Article 167 (1) 167
(2) Article 169 (2) 169
(3) Article 155 (3) 155
(4) Article 163 (4) 163
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d) (a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (1) (2) (3) (4) (A) (1) (2) (3) (4)
(B) (4) (3) (2) (1) (B) (4) (3) (2) (1)
(C) (3) (2) (4) (1) (C) (3) (2) (4) (1)
(D) (3) (4) (1) (2) (D) (3) (4) (1) (2)
34. It lays down the full blueprint of 34.
personnel processes :
(A) Executive Decisions (A)
(B) Administrative Rules (B)
(C) Constitutional Provisions (C)
(D) Manpower Planning (D)
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35. Even a brilliant training cannot 35.

repair a faulty :

(A) Recruitment (A)

(B) Placement (B)

(C) Procedure (C)

(D) Organization (D)

36. Morale is improved by the concept 36.

of :

(A) Authority (A)

(B) Hierarchy (B)

(C) Teamwork (C)

(D) Accountability (D)

37. The focus of performance appraisal 37.

is on :

(A) Professional Accomplishments (A)

(B) Personal Accomplishments (B)

(C) Performance Skill (C)

(D) Value attitudes (D)

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38. Which one of the following is not a
38.

challenge before local rural

government in India ?

(A) Financial support (A)

(B) Law and order
(B)

(C) Access to marketing outlets
(C)
(D) Promotion of agricultural

research (D)

39. The number of demands in General 39.

Budget for civil expenditure is .......

(A) 109 (A) 109

(B) 106 (B) 106

(C) 103 (C) 103

(D) 102 (D) 102

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40. Which of the following is not true 40.
about Comptroller and Auditor

General of India ?
(A)
(A) CAG is appointed by the

President (B)

(B) He enjoys the security of tenure
(C)

(C) He can be removed by the

President of his pleasure
(D)
(D) His salary is charged upon the

Consolidated Fund of India

41. A new office of the Comptroller
41.
General of Accounts (CGA) has been

created as a part of :

(A) The Department of Economic (A)
Affairs

(B)
(B) The Department of Expenditure

(C) The Department of revenue (C)

(D) The Department of Financial
(D)
Services

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42. Who made the first use of sample 42.

testing in Social Science ?

(A) Charles Booth (A)

(B) P.V. Young (B)

(C) M.L. Bowell (C)

(D) Frank Yatan (D)

43. Which type of research faced the 43.
problem of finding appropriate

primary sources ?

(A) Descriptive research (A)

(B) Explorative research (B)

(C) Experimental research (C)

(D) Historical research (D)

44. What do you call for the subsect 44.

of a larger population in social

research ?
(A)
(A) Society
(B)
(B) Sample
(C)
(C) Community
(D)
(D) Group of peoples

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45. Secondary sources of data collection 45.
include :

(A) Interviews (A)

(B) Radio Appeals (B)

(C) Rare Manuscripts (C)

(D) Questionnaires (D)

46. This is a list of questions called 46.
schedule used by the investigator for
measuring attitudes, opinions and
behaviours :
(A)
(A) Observation schedule

(B) Document schedule (B)

(C) Rating schedule (C)

(D) Evaluation schedule (D)

47. Consider the following statements : 47.
(1) Schedule XI contains 18 subject (1)
of Panchayat jurisdiction.

(2) Schedule XII contains 29
(2)
subject of Municipal jurisdiction

Which of the above statements is/
are correct ?

(A) Only (1) is correct (A) (1)

(B) Only (2) is correct (B) (2)

(C) Both statements are correct (C)
(D) Both statements are incorrect (D)

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48. In the wake of 73rd and 74th
48. 73
Constitutional Amendments, the

development role of the Collector has

become ...........
(A)
(A) Very powerful

(B) Ceremonial (B)

(C) Motivational
(C)
(D) More accountable without

power (D)

49. Which of the following pair is not 49.
correctly matched ?

(A) District Collector is Chief (A)
Executive Officer of ZP : Odisha

(B) District Collector is the (B)
Executive Director of DRDA :

Andhra Pradesh

(C) DRDA is under District (C)
Collector : Maharashtra

(D) The Collector plays very crucial
(D)
role in the execution of welfare

programmes : Rajasthan

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50. Assertion (A) and Reason (R)
50. (A) (R)
pattern :
(A) :
Assertion (A) : In Indian

Administration the tent is mighter

than the pen.
(R) :
Reason (R) : To impress on the

collector the necessity of field visit

to meet the people in their normal

surroundings and to see things for

himself.

Select the correct answer from the

codes given below :
(A) (A) (R)
Codes :

(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) (A)

(R) is the correct explanation
(B) (A) (R)
of (A)
(R) (A)
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true

but (R) is not the correct (C) (A) (R)
explanation of (A)
(D) (A) (R)
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false

(D) (A) is false but (R) is true

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51. What is right chronological order of 51.

commissions and committees

studying for various urban issues in

India ?

(1)
(1) Royal Commission on

Decentralization
(2)

(2) Statutory Commission on local

self government
(3)
(3) Taxation Enquiry Commission

on local taxation and local

government (4)

(4) Lord Ripon’s resolution on local

self government
(A) (1), (2), (3), (4)
(A) (1), (2), (3), (4)
(B) (4), (3), (2), (1)
(B) (4), (3), (2), (1)

(C) (3), (2), (1), (4)
(C) (3), (2), (1), (4)

(D) (4), (1), (3), (2) (D) (4), (1), (3), (2)

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52. What do you call for the process of 52.
transforming social policy into social
services ?
(A)
(A) Social Welfare Administration
(B)
(B) Social Service
(C)
(C) Social Security Schemes

(D) Development Administration (D)

53. Under the Constitution welfare 53.
is a :
(A)
(A) Union subject
(B)
(B) State subject
(C)
(C) Concurrent subject

(D) Residuary subject (D)

54. The concept of Social Justice finds 54.
a mention in the Constitution under
articles :
(a) 38
(a) 38
(b) 39
(b) 39
(c) 40
(c) 40
(d) 43
(d) 43
Codes :
(A) (a) (b)
(A) (a) and (b)
(B) (a), (b) and (c) (B) (a), (b) (c)

(C) (a), (b) and (d) (C) (a), (b) (d)

(D) (a), (b), (c) and (d) (D) (a), (b), (c) (d)

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55. Which of the following is not a target 55.
group of the Ministry of Social

Justice and Empowerment ?
(A)
(A) Senior Citizens
(B)
(B) Transgender
(C)
(C) Beggars

(D) Labour (D)

56. In some countries the term NGO is 56.
applied to an organization that in

another country would be called

............. (A)

(A) Development organisation (B)

(B) Non-profit organization
(C)
(C) Welfare organization
(D)
(D) Social organization
57.
57. Public Policy is a :
(A)
(A) Discrete Decision

(B) Pattern of Activity (B)

(C) Interest Aggregation (C)

(D) Interest Articulation (D)

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58. Put in order the following stages of 58.
Public Policy :
(1) Policy Education (1)
(2) Policy Interpretation (2)
(3) Policy implementation (3)
(4) Policy formulation (4)
Codes :
(A) (4), (2), (1), (3) (A) (4), (2), (1), (3)
(B) (1), (4), (2), (3) (B) (1), (4), (2), (3)
(C) (1), (2), (4), (3) (C) (1), (2), (4), (3)

(D) (2), (4), (3), (1) (D) (2), (4), (3), (1)

59. Match List I with List II and select 59. I II
the correct answer from the codes
given below : I
List I
(a)
(a) Elite Model
(b)
(b) Systems Model
(c)
(c) Neo-institutionalist model
(d) Incremental model (d)

List II II
(1) Concept of information theory (1)
(2) Preserve the status quo (2)
(3) Conservative tendency in policy (3)
making-decision
(4)
(4) Four Arenas of Power
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d) (a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) (2) (1) (4) (3) (A) (2) (1) (4) (3)
(B) (1) (3) (2) (4) (B) (1) (3) (2) (4)
(C) (3) (4) (1) (2) (C) (3) (4) (1) (2)
(D) (4) (2) (3) (1) (D) (4) (2) (3) (1)

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60. Who is the first thinker to state the 60.

policy science concept in Political

Science ?

(A) Max Weber (A)

(B) John Wright (B)

(C) L.D. White (C)

(D) Harold Laswell (D)

61. Strategic planning concentrates 61.

on ...............

(A) Extensive documentation (A)

(B) Decision-making (B)

(C) Fate of subunits (C)

(D) Planners (D)

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62. The President of India can appoint
62.
........... according to the Article 338
338
of the Constitution of India.

(A) Union Public Service Commi- (A)

ssion
(B)
(B) National Commission for

Backward Classes (C)

(C) Minorities Commission
(D)
(D) Scheduled Caste and Scheduled

Tribes Commission

63. Who has said that ‘‘Directive 63.

Principles of State Policy stand for

the greatest guarantee for a genuine

democracy of India’’ ?
(A)
(A) M.C. Setalwad

(B)
(B) M.V. Pylee

(C) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar (C)

(D) B.N. Rao (D)

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64. According to the Article ......... of the 64.

Constitution of India, facilities to the

Scheduled castes and Scheduled

tribes are given for the term of ten

years. (A) 338

(A) 338
(B) 334

(B) 334
(C) 244
(C) 244

(D) 164
(D) 164

65. 1935
65. Since the enactment of Government

of India Act 1935, this term has been

generally referred to as ...........

(A) OBC (A)

(B) Scheduled Caste (B)

(C) Women Empowerment (C)

(D) Scheduled Caste and Tribe
(D)

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66. Match List I with List II and select 66. I II

the correct answer from the codes
given below :
I
List I
(a)
(a) Protection of Civil Right Act
(b)
(b) The Scheduled Castes and
Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of
Atrocities Act)
(c)
(c) Maintenance and Welfare of
Parents and Senior Citizens
Act (d)

(d) National Commission for II
Backward Classes Act
(1) 1955
List II
(2) 1989
(1) 1955

(2) 1989 (3) 1993

(3) 1993 (4) 2007

(4) 2007

Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (1) (2) (4) (3)
(A) (1) (2) (4) (3)
(B) (1) (2) (3) (4)
(B) (1) (2) (3) (4)

(C) (2) (3) (1) (4) (C) (2) (3) (1) (4)

(D) (1) (2) (4) (3) (D) (1) (2) (4) (3)

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67. Most debated problem concerning 67.

Public Sector undertakings is :

(A) Restructuring of PSEs (A)

(B) Disinvestment (B)

(C) Financial scarcity (C)

(D) Greater autonomy (D)

68. The main reason for the limited 68.
success of the public enterprises in
India are :

(1) Over-capitalisation (1)

(2) Lack of autonomy due to faulty
(2)
control
(3)
(3) Unsound and non-rational price
policy
(4)
(4) Lower utilization of the
production capacities

Codes : (A) (1), (2), (3) (4)

(A) (1), (2), (3) and (4)
(B) (2), (3) (4)
(B) (2), (3) and (4)
(C) (3) (4)
(C) (3) and (4)

(D) only (1) (D) (1)

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69. The concept of globalization is
69.

related with :

(A) Single state centered market

(A)
system

(B) The growth of single unified (B)

world market
(C)
(C) Geographical location of a firm

(D)
(D) Foreign capitalist transactions

70. The term Local Self Government has 70.

been used in those countries which

were :
(A)
(A) Developing countries

(B)
(B) Developed countries

(C)
(C) Under the colonial rule

(D) Poor countries (D)

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71. The 73rd Constitutional Amendment 71. 73

added a new schedule to the Indian

Constitution, that is ..........
(A) 12
(A) 12th Schedule
(B) 11
(B) 11th Schedule

(C) 10th Schedule (C) 10

(D) 14th Schedule (D) 14

72. The democratic decentralisation at 72.
the grass-roots level has been

adversely affected because of :

(A) Devolution of power (A)

(B) Local taxation (B)

(C) Procedural checks (C)

(D) Discretionary grants (D)

73. Before 1947 the British Raj in India 73. 1947
was .............

(A) a regulatory administration (A)

(B) services administration (B)

(C) finance administration (C)

(D) welfare administration (D)

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74. What are the causes of urbanisation 74.

in India ?

(1) Transportation facilities (1)

(2) Industrialisation (2)

(3) People’s growing demands of (3)
luxurious living
(4)
(4) Population explosion
(5)
(5) Education facilities

Codes :
(A) (1), (2), (3) (4)
(A) (1), (2), (3) and (4)
(B) (2), (3) (5)
(B) (2), (3) and (5)

(C) (1), (2), (4) and (5) (C) (1), (2), (4) (5)

(D) (3), (4) and (5) (D) (3), (4) (5)

75. Which one of the following pair is 75.
not correctly matched ?

(A) Community Development
(A) 1952
Programme : 1952
(B) 2014
(B) Ganga Kalyan Yojana : 2014
(C) 1986
(C) Indira Aawas Yojana : 1986
(D)
(D) Integrated Rural Development
Programme : 1978 1978

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