Good Governance - Political Science Coaching Centre

Good Governance Day was established in 2014 to honor Prime Minister Vajpayee by fostering awareness among the Indian people of accountability in government.

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2. "Good Governance' and 'Participating Civil Society for Development' were stressed in World Bank Report of (JNU MA 2019)

(A) 1992

(B) 1997

(D) 2003

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3. Which among the following is not the element of good governance? (DU MA 2020)

1. Rule of law

2. Corruption

3. Accountability

4. Transparency

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4. Which one among the following is not a component of the 'Sevottam Model'? (GUJARAT SET 2021 DEC)

(A) Citizen's charter

(B) Excellence in bureaucratic control

(D) Public grievance redress

Sevottam is an assessment - improvement model that has been developed with the objective of improving the quality of public service delivery in the country. The model was conceived by the Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances (DARPG), Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions in 2006.

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5. Given below are two statements one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Choose the correct answer from the codes given below. (GUJARAT SET December 2021 )

Assertion (A): The level of good governance increases through citizen's participation.

Reason (R): Citizen's participation enhances transparency and accountability of the government on the condition that the government is authoritarian.

Codes:

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

(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

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

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6. Which one according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) is not a feature of good governance? (GUJARAT SET 2021 DEC)

(A) Legitimacy of the government

(B) Accountability of the political and official elements of government

(D) Competence of the government to make policies and deliver services

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7. Which of the following is the characteristic of good governance? (Himachal Pradesh SET 2017)

(A) Legality

(B) Transparency

(D) All of these

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8. Assertion (A): A society's well-being depends on ensuring that all its members feel that they have a stake in it and do not feel excluded from the mainstream of society.

Reason (R): Good governance requires mediation of the different interests in society to reach a broad consensus in society on what is in the best interest of the whole community and how this can be achieved. (TELANGANA SET 2023)

1. (A) and (R) are true, (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

2. (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

3. (A) is true but (R) is false

4. (A) is false but (R) is true

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9. The 'good governance' paradigm and concern about administrative decentralisation have brought to surface the role of the following in local collective social problem solving: (TELANGANA SET 2022)

1. New Management

2. Civil Society

3. Bureaucracy

4. Social Networking

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10. Which among the following is incorrect of Governance Reforms? (JAMMU & KASHMIR SET October 2023)

(A) Mission Karmayogi

(B) GeM Portal

(D) 2400 obsolete laws repealed

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11. In which year, 'Good Governance' and 'Participating Civil Society for Development' were stressed in World Bank Report? (JAMMU & KASHMIR SET JUNE 2022)

(A) 1987

(B) 1990

(D) 1995

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12. Which British Act is known as the Act for the Good Governance of India? (KERALA SET 2019 JULY)

A) Government of India Act, 1858

B) Government of India Act, 1861

C) Government of India Act, 1909

D) Government of India Act, 1935

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13. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion(A) and the other as Reason(R). (KERALA SET 2019 FEBRUARY)

Assertion (A): Good Governance is an objective of modern administration

Reason (R): Governance involves the exercise of political, economic and administrative powers in managing the country’s affairs.

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

B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

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

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

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14. Assertion (A): Good Governance focus upon singularity of actors (KERALA SET 2020 FEBRUARY)

Reason (R): Good governance is reflected in terms of law, accountability, transparency and constitutionalism

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

B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

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

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

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15. Assertion (A): Good Governance has become a major theme of modern public administration

Reason (R): Globalization has made modern states independent and free

(KERALA SET 2020 FEBRUARY)

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

B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

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

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

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16. Good Governance and participatory civil society for Development were stressed in World Bank report of: (KERALA SET 2022 JULY)

A) 1992

B) 1997

C) 2000

D) 2003

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17. Assertion (A): Good governance is the single most important factor in eradicating poverty.

Reason (R): It aims distributive justice and effective delivery of public goods

(KARNATAKA SET 2015 PAPER III)

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

(B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

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

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18. Which of the following is not a feature of good governance? (KARNATAKA SET 2017 PAPER III)

(A) Accountability

(B) Transparency

(D) Rule of law

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19. Which of the following are the tools of Good Governance? (KARNATAKA SET 2017 PAPER II)

1. Social Audit

2. Separation of powers

3. Citizen’s charter

4. Right to information

Codes:

(A) 1, 3 and 4

(B) 2, 3 and 4

(D) 2 and 4

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20. Which one of the following is NOT a pillar of good governance? (KARNATAKA SET 2018 PAPER II)

(A) Responsiveness

(B) Rule of law

(D) Non-accountability

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21. ‘Criteria of conceptual goodness’ is a concept referred to good governance propounded by (KARNATAKA SET 2020 PAPER II)

(A) John Keats

(B) John Locke

(D) J. J. Rousseau

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22. 'Good governance' and 'Participation of civil society for development' were stressed in the World Bank report of: (GUJARAT SET 2014 PAPER III)

(A) 1992

(B) 1997

(D) 2003

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23. Which of the following Ministry/Aayog is associated with Good Governance Index? (NET March 2023 Shift I)

1. Ministry of Personnel Public Grievances and Pensions

2. Ministry of Rural Development

3. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

4. NITI Aayog

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24. "Good Governance" pertains to (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

(A) Making sure that all governments are good.

(B) UNCTAD's effort to improve people for better government.

(D) Social development under the WTO-led trade policies.

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25. Good governance includes (RAJASTHAN SET 2023)

(A) social and economic power.

(B) transparency, accountability and economic power.

(D) social power, economic power and concentration of both powers in few hands.

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26. Select the correct attributes of good governance by using the codes given below: (MAHARASHTRA SET 2016 PAPER II)

(i) Transparency

(ii) Accountability

(iii) Efficiency

(iv) Autonomy

Codes:

(A) (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct and (iv) is incorrect

(B) (i) and (ii) are incorrect and (iii) and (iv) are correct

(D) (i) is correct and (ii), (iii), (iv) are incorrect

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27. Which among the following is not the feature of good governance? (MAHARASHTRA SET 2019 PAPER II)

(A) Equitable and inclusive

(B) Non-responsive and nonconsensus

(D) Transparent

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28. Which aspect of good governance is critically reviewed by many commentators? (MAHARASHTRA SET 2023)

(A) Social capital

(B) Aid-giving precondition

(D) Participative decentralized governance

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29. Essence of ‘Good Governance’ lies in: (MAHARASHTRA SET 2023)

(A) Strengthening the public sector by infusing more capital to keep it growing

(B) Stringent application of POSDCORB principles

(D) Renewed energizing of bureaucracy

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30. The origin of contemporary resurgence of interest in good governance is credited to the publication of: (MAHARASHTRA SET 2023)

(A) Governance and Development, 1992

(B) Governance without Government : Order and Change in the World Politics, 1992

(D) Developing Democracy : Towards Consolidation, 1999

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31. The origin of good governance is traced to the seminal work of: (MAHARASHTRA SET 2023)

(A) Alexis de Tocqueville

(B) Thomas Paine

(D) Larry Diamond

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32. What mechanism is not used for good governance? (MAHARASHTRA SET 2023)

(A) Jansunwai

(B) Citizens charter

(D) Grievances redress system

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33. Given below are two statements. One labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R). (KERALA SET 2018 JULY)

Assertion (A): Good Governance was considered central to creating and sustaining an environment, which fosters strong and equitable development and is an essential component of sound economic policies

Reason (R): Good governance is the negation by all the stakeholders in an issue of approved public policy outcome and agreed governance principles, which are both implemented and regularly evaluated by stakeholders.

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

B) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A) ‘

C) (A) is true and (R) is false

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

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34. Which of the following pairs constitutes the essence of Good Governance? (NET June 2009)

(A) Rule of Law and regular elections

(B) Regular elections and down sizing the bureaucracy

(D) Transparent and accountable administration

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35. "Good Goverance' implies (JMI M.A. 2016)

(A) Respect for Rule of law

(B) Transparency

(D) All the above

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