1. Match List I with List II: (NET November 2021 Shift II)

2. Chronologically arrange the correct sequence of Committees constituted for Panchayati Raj in India (NET December 2021 and June 2022 Shift II)

A. G. V.K. Rao Committee

B. Ashok Mehta Committee

C. Balwantrai Mehta Committee

D. M. Singhvi Committee

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

3. Which of the following are the common compulsory provisions of the 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendment Act? (NET December 2021 and June 2022 Shift II)

A. Five-yearly elections

B. Reservation for Backward Classes

C. Reservation for women

D. Nagar Panchayats

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

4. Which of the following is/are true? (NET December 2021 and June 2022 Shift II)

A. The Election Commission of India conducts elections to state assemblies

B. The State Election Commission conducts Panchayats and Municipal Bodies' elections

C. If there is any dispute regarding election of the President, decision of the Election Commission would be final

D. The Election Commission is responsible for Polling, Counting and Declaration of results of the Election

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

5. First Lokpal Bill was introduced in Parliament in the year (NET December 2021 and June 2022 Shift II)

6. Who among the following coined the term Ecofeminism? (NET December 2021 and June 2022 Shift II)

7. Who among the following authored the book 'The Rights of Man? (NET December 2021 and June 2022 Shift II)

8. Who brought out the report 'Revitalisation of PRIS for Democracy and Development? (NET August 2024 Shift II)

9. Rippon Resolution was accepted in- (NET August 2024 Shift II)

10. Find out the correct statements from the following- (NET August 2024 Shift II)

A. NITI Aayog like Planning Commission was also created by an executive resolution of the Government of India.

B. The Consumer Protection Act, 2023 has repealed and replaced the earlier Consumer Protection Act, 1986

C. The earliest democratic institution in the world for the redressal of citizen's grievance is the Russian institution of Ombudsman.

D. The First Administrative Reforms Commission (ARC) of India recommended the setting up of Lokpal and Loakyukta.

E. The First ARC of India was headed by Morarji Desai.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

11. Identify the incorrect statements- (NET August 2024 Shift II)

A. Jacques Derrida wrote the book 'Specters of Marx'.

B. Deendayal Upadhyay opposed the idea of Integral Humanism.

C. Federalism was borrowed by the framers of Indian Constitution from British Constitution.

D. Asif Ali Zardari is the President of Pakistan,

E. Panchayati Raj system in India provided 45% reservation for women.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

12. "The state shall take steps to organize village Panchayats and endow them with high powers and authority as may be necessary to enable them to function as units of self-government" Which Article of the Indian Constitution mention it? (NET August 2024 Shift II)

13. Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India has initiated measures to make the Panchayats vibrant. Arrange the following in sequential order, from earlier to later time. (NET August 2024 Shift I)

(A) SVAMITVA Scheme, Property Survey

(B) Multi Bijli Yojana to install rooftop solar and provide free electricity upto 300 monthly units

(C) Revamped Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) with focus on localization of Sustainable Development Goals

(D) Release of a standard operating procedure (SOP) regarding e-gram Swaraj to bring in better transparency

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

14. The cornerstone of the ECI's mandate derives from Article 324 of the Constitution. (NET August 2024 Shift I)

(A) Article 324 mandated that the commission is to be led by a Single Chief Election Commissioner (CEC)

(B) The president can appoint additional commissioners

(C) Judiciary is barred from interference in the election process

(D) Election Commission also conducts the elections of Panchayats

(E) During the Election Period CEC acts as Chief Executive Officer of Government of India

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

15. The creation of the institution of Lok Pal was first recommend by: (NET December 2004)

16. Arrange the following committees in order in which they appeared. Use the code given below: (NET December 2005)

i. G.S. Bajpai committee

ii. Santhanam committee

iii. Ashok Mehta committee

iv. Kothari committee

Code:

17. SAIL is: (NET December 2005)

18. The following were associated with reforms in local government: (NET December 2006)

(i) Lord Ripon

(ii) Lord Mayo

(iii) Ashok Mehta

(iv) Balwant Rai Mehta

What is the correct chronological sequence of the above?

19. Assertion (A): Control over public administration is shifting from legislature to executive.

Reason (R): Parliament does not have sufficient time for detailed examination and scrutiny of governmental activities.

(NET December 2007)

20. Match List-I with List-II and give the answer by using the codes given below: (NET December 2008)

21. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). (NET December 2008)

Assertion (A): State Governments are obliged to appoint a State Finance Commission

Reason (R): The quantum of money to be paid annually by the State Governments to the local bodies is determined by the State Finance Commission.

In the context of the above two statements which one of the following is correct?

22. In India, the Office of the Lokpal was suggested in 1966 on the basis recommendations of the: (NET December 2008)

23. Who represents the Government while presenting the budget to Parliament? (NET December 2008)

24. The states that first implemented the Panchayati Raj in 1959 were: (NET June 2008)

25. Which Indian state first established the office of the Lokayukta in India? (NET June 2009)

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

27. What is the minimum population below which Panchayats at the intermediate level are not constituted as per provision of the constitution 73rd Amendment Act? (NET June 2009)

28. 73rd constitution Amendment Act, 1992 has stipulated the following major provisions regarding Panchayat (NET DECEMBER 2023)

A. A Gram Sabha may exercise such powers and perform such functions at the village level as the legislature of a state may, by law, provide

B. A Finance Commission to be constituted every fifth year by the Governor of a state to review the financial position of the Panchayat and to make recommendations to the Governor

C. The legislature of a state cannot endow the Panchayat with any more powers and authority for their functioning as institutions of self- Government

D. An election to constitute a Panchayats shall be completed before the expiration of a period of six months from the date of its dissolution.

29. Assertion (A): Lokayuktas have been appointed in all the States.

Reason (R): The National Commission to review the working of the Constitution has recommended the establishment of Lokayuktas.

Select your answers to these items using the codes given below: (NET December 2009 Paper II)

30. Assertion (A): Whitley type councils have been set up in India.

Reason (R): The councils have the powers to take up the grievances of individual employees on priority basis.

Select your answers to these items using the codes given below: (NET December 2009 Paper II)

31. Which one of the following recommended the establishment of Ombudsman for Local Governments in India? (NET December 2009 Paper II)

32. Right to Information Act (2005) primarily helps the cause of (NET December 2009 Paper II)

33. Vote on account means (NET December 2010 Paper II)

34. Assertion (A): The institution of Lokpal has been established to in India.

Reason (R): The Political Parties in the Indian Parliament have been able to arrive at a consensus.

(NET June 2010 Paper II)

35. The Contingency Fund in India has been placed at the disposal of (NET June 2010 Paper II)

36. In India the Planning Commission was set up in the year (NET June 2010 Paper II)

37. Which of the following Commissions does not have the constitutional status? (NET December 2011 Paper II)

38. Match List – I with List – II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below: (NET June 2011 Paper II)

39. Match the following: (NET December 2012 Paper II)

The Office of Ombudsman was set up in these countries in the following years:

40. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Find the correct answer using the codes given below: (NET December 2012 Paper II)

Assertion (A): Adequate measures must be taken by the Government to ensure the stoppage of the practice of corruption.

Reason (R): Corruption leads to decline of democratic process.

Codes:

41. Which Congress President during British Raj initiated the idea of a Planning Commission? (NET December 2012 Paper II)

42. Who stated that "Budget is a series of Goals with price tags attached"? (NET June 2012 Paper II)

43. Which one of the following committees is not associated with Panchayati Raj in India? (NET June 2012 Paper II)

44. Santhanam Committee on Prevention of Corruption was appointed in (NET December 2012 Paper III)

45. Which one of the following committee's report said that Community Development Programme and National Extension Service had failed to evoke popular enthusiasm? (NET December 2012 Paper III)

46. The Lokpal and Lokayukta Bill 1968 passed by the Lok Sabha lapsed because (NET December 2012 Paper III)

47. Central Vigilance Commission was set up on the recommendations of (NET December 2012 Paper III)

48. The Committee on Assurances of the Parliament of India is an instrument of (NET December 2012 Paper III)

49. Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below: (NET December 2012 Paper III)

50. Identify the correct sequence in which the following Committees were appointed. Use the code given below: (NET December 2012 Paper III)

i. Balwant Rai Mehta Committee

ii. M. Singhvi Committee

iii. V.K. Rao Committee

iv. Ashok Mehta Committee

Codes:

51. The institution of 'Ombudsman' was first introduced in (NET June 2012 Paper III)

52. Which of the following committees recommended Block Level Planning? (NET June 2012 Paper III)

53. Which of the following committee recommended two-tier Panchayati raj institutions? (NET June 2012 Paper III)

54. In order to ensure free and fair elections and to conduct all elections to the Panchayats, the power is vested with (NET June 2012 Paper III)

55. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R). (NET December 2013 Paper III)

Assertion (A): Planning Commission in India is neither a Statutory Body nor a Constitutional Body.

Reason (R): It was established by an Act of Parliament.

Codes:

56. Which of the following statements are correct? (NET December 2013 Paper III)

1. Panchayati Raj is mentioned in the Constitution as a Directive Principle.
2. Sadiq Ali Committee was appointed to report on the working of the Panchayat system in India.
3. V.K. Rao Committee was appointed by the Planning Commission.
4. Local Government figures in State List.

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57. The process of transferring funds from one budget head to another of the same department where there is a need for more expenditure is called (NET December 2013 Paper III)

58. With which of the following States, was the Programme, Janmabhoomi associated? (NET December 2013 Paper III)

59. MNREGA is not associated with which of the following? (NET December 2013 Paper III)

60. Performance Budgeting became popular in the (NET June 2013 Paper III)

61. Who among the following had favoured Panchayati Raj System by giving the following statement in the Indian Constituent Assembly? "...in the interest of democracy, the villages may be trained in the art of self-government... We must be able to reform the villages and introduce democratic principles of government there..." (NET June 2013 Paper III)

62. Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer with the help of the code given below: (NET December 2014 Paper II)

63. Ombudsman in Sweden can take the following actions: (NET December 2014 Paper II)

1. Can act against the judiciary
2. Can act on individual complaints
3. Can act against members of Parliament
4. Can act suo moto

Choose the correct answer from the code below:

64. Which one of the following was not included in the minimum criteria for ensuring good national governance by Nayef Al-Rodhan in his book 'Sustainable History and Dignity of Man'? (NET December 2014 Paper II)

65. Which one of the following was the first state to establish the institution of the Lokayukta in India? (NET June 2014 Paper II)

66. Which of the following statement is not correct in respect of India? (NET June 2014 Paper II)

67. Which one of the following is mainly associated with Panchayati Raj in tribal areas? (NET June 2014 Paper II)

68. Which one of the following was not recommended for Panchayatiraj by Thungon Committee? (NET December 2014 Paper III)

69. Arrange the following in correct chronological sequence in the stages of performance budgeting: (NET December 2014 Paper III)

70. The aim of E-Government is to make the interaction between government and citizens. (NET December 2015 Paper II)

(A) more friendly

(B) convenient

(C) transparent

(D) Inexpensive

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

71. The Chief Information Commissioner and Information Commissioners in India are appointed for a term of: (NET December 2015 Paper II)

72. Performance Budgeting was introduced in India on the recommendation of: (NET December 2015 Paper II)

73. Which one of the following is not included in the elements of Public Policy by Austin Rammey? (NET June 2015 Paper II)

74. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the codes given below. (NET December 2015 Paper III)

Assertion (A): The ambit of RTI Act needs to be widened.

Reason (R): At present, there is trend toward privatisation and outsourcing of many erstwhile government activities.

75. Which of the following statements is not correct? (NET December 2015 Paper III)

76. Which of the following are the compulsory provisions of the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act (1992)? (NET December 2015 Paper III)

(A) Indirect election to the post of Chairperson of Panchayats at the intermediate level.

(B) Reservation of one-third seats for women.

(C) Reservation of seats for backward classes.

(D) Constitution of a state Finance Commission.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

77. Which of the following statements about Gender Budgeting are correct? (NET December 2015 Paper III)

(A) It is a separate budget.

(B) It is passed along with the general budget.

(C) It seeks to translate gender commitments into budget commitments.

(D) It addresses the needs of women in the areas of education, health, employment, etc.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

78. Ashok Mehta Committee in 1977 recommended for the establishment of: (NET June 2015 Paper III)

79. Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer using the codes given below: (NET June 2015 Paper III)

80. Which one of the following key components of 'governance' was not identified by OECD, while laying down conditions for receiving economic assistance? (NET July 2016 Paper II)

81. Which of the following statements about the Right to Information Act 2005 is/are correct? (NET July 2016 Paper III)

(A) The Act came into force in October 2005.

(B) It repealed the Official Secrets Act, 1923.

(C) It has not repealed the Freedom of Information Act, 2002.

(D) It is available to Indian citizens only.

Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:

82. Consider the following statements about lower courts and identify the false statements from the codes given below: (NET July 2016 Paper III)

(A) The Panchayat Courts have only civil jurisdiction.

(B) The Munsiff Courts are lower in hierarchy to the court of Subordinate Judges.

(C) The Sessions cases are the more serious civil cases in the Court of the District Judge.

Codes:

83. Which of the following are the common features between the 73^rd Constitutional Amendment Act and the 74th Constitutional Amendment Act? (NET January 2017 Paper II)

A. Periodical elections.

B. Empowerment of socially and economically weak groups.

C. Constitution of State Election Commission.

D. Constitution of Ward Committees.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

84. Which of the following is the nodal agency for budget implementation in India? (NET January 2017 Paper II)

85. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: (NET January 2017 Paper II)

86. Which of the following statements are correct about the Central Vigilance Commission? (NET November 2017 Paper II)

(A) It was set up on the recommendation of the Santhanam Committee

(B) It is a statutory body

(C) It is a multi-member commission

(D) It exercises superintendence over the working of the CBI

Select the correct answer from the code given below:

87. Which of the following commissions/ committees recommended that the financial year should be from January 1 to December 31? (NET November 2017 Paper II)

88. Which of the following are excluded from the RTI Act? (NET November 2017 Paper II)

(A) Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)

(B) Research and Analysis Wing (RAW)

(C) Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)

(D) Prime Minister’s Office (PMO)

Select the correct answer from the code given below:

89. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched? (NET November 2017 Paper II)

90. e-governance is (NET January 2017 Paper III)

A. cost-efficient

B. transparent

C. time-saving

D. responsive

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

91. Who among the following is the creator of Zero-Based-Budgeting? (NET January 2017 Paper III)

92. Who among the following has defined budget as "a series of goals with price tags attached"? (NET January 2017 Paper III)

93. Which of the following statements is true about the constitution of P.K. Thungan Committee? (NET January 2017 Paper III)

94. Which of the following are the voluntary provisions of the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act 1992? (NET November 2017 Paper III)

(A) Providing reservation for back- ward classes

(B) Setting up a State Finance Com- mission

(C) Making the Panchayats autonomous bodies

(D) Giving the Panchayats financial powers in relation to taxes, fees, etc.

Select the correct answer from the code given below:

95. Who among the following said, "Development administration is an action-oriented and goal-oriented administrative system"? (NET November 2017 Paper III)

96. The Central Information Com- mission consists of the Chief Information Commissioner and Information Commissioners: (NET November 2017 Paper III)

97. 73rd Constitutional Amendment provided for: (NET November 2017 Paper III)

(A) Constitutional status to rural and urban bodies

(B) Three tier system for all Panchayati Raj Institutions

(C) Direct elections of Chairpersons and members of Panchayati Raj Institutions at all levels

(D) Audit of panchayat funds by CAG

Select the correct answer from the code given below:

98. Which of the following statements is not correct about the Right to Information Act? (NET November 2017 Paper III)

99. 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"? (NET November 2017 Paper III)

100. Which of the following Commissions/Committees has identified 'weak governance' as the main reason for corruption in India? (NET July 2018 Paper II)