1. Which of the following committee recommended that the election to Panchayat Raj bodies should be held on Party lines? (MAHARASHTRA SET 2016 PAPER III)

2. 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

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3. Who is the first CEO of NITI Aayog? (MAHARASHTRA SET 2016 PAPER II)

4. NITI commission was established in (MAHARASHTRA SET 2017 PAPER III)

5. What is the percentage of seats reserved for women in Panchayati Raj Institustions after the 73rd Constitutional Amendment? (MAHARASHTRA SET 2017 PAPER III)

6. Which of the following years was celebrated by India as the ‘E-governance year? (MAHARASHTRA SET 2018 PAPER III)

7. Which of the following critera is considered while creating a Nagar Panchayat? (MAHARASHTRA SET 2018 PAPER III)

8. What are the features of MNREGA? (MAHARASHTRA SET 2019 PAPER II)

(a)   A person above the age of 14years is entitled to apply for work.

(b)   Any applicant is entitled to work within 15 days of his application.

(c)   It is limited to 100 days per household per year.

(d)   The applicant will be provided if possible within radius of 5 km.

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

10. Lokpal consists of (MAHARASHTRA SET 2019 PAPER II)

11. How many states in India have constituted the Lokayukta institutions? (MAHARASHTRA SET 2019 PAPER II)

12. Functions discharged by the Panchayat Raj Institutions fall under: (MAHARASHTRA SET 2019 PAPER II)

13. E-governance is an instrument of achieving good governance because it: (MAHARASHTRA SET 2020 PAPER II)

(a)   improves efficiency and economy

(b)   enhances citizens government interface

(c)   improves decision-making

(d)   increases transparency in government operations

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14. Credit linked subsidy for economically weaker section on the housing loans is provided under : (MAHARASHTRA SET 2020 PAPER II)

15. National Rural Health Mission (2005) is mandated to strengthen public health systems in the States and Union Territories by: (MAHARASHTRA SET 2020 PAPER II)

(a)   augmentation of health infrastructure

(b)   increasing human resources

(c)   mainstreaming of AYUSH

(d)   providing mobile medical units

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16. Judiciary ensures accountability of administration through: (MAHARASHTRA SET 2020 PAPER II)

(a)   Curbing arbitrariness of administrative agencies

(b)   Safeguarding the rights and liberty of the citizens

(c)   Declaring ultra vires the acts of administration if they exceed their jurisdiction

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17. The National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog is : (MAHARASHTRA SET 2020 PAPER II)

18. ‘Social Audit’ means: (MAHARASHTRA SET 2021 PAPER II)

(a)   A process that enables an organization to assess benefits accrued

(b)   Measuring the extent to which an organization lives up to shared values and committed objectives

(c)   Helping an organization in budgetary planning process

(d)   Reviewing governmental expenditure

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19. The Citizens’ Charter is based on the following principles: (MAHARASHTRA SET 2021 PAPER II)

(a)   Wide publicity on the standards of  performance of public agencies

(b)   Assured quality of services

(c)   Access to information

(d)   Simplified grievance redressal

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20. The concept and program of Citizens’ Charter was first initiated and launched in: (MAHARASHTRA SET 2023)

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

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

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

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

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

26. Which tool is used to measure NGOs social and ethical performance? (MAHARASHTRA SET 2023)

27. Which is the first state in India to establish the office of Lokayukta? (Maharashtra SET 2024 Paper II)

28. Which of the following Commissions is related with India's planning and development? (Maharashtra SET 2024 Paper II)

29. The 73rd Amendment Act is not applicable to which of the following states? (MAHARASHTRA SET 2016 PAPER III)

30. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the list: (MAHARASHTRA SET 2016 PAPER III)

31. Which Amendment empowered the Gram Sabhas to conduct social audit? (MAHARASHTRA SET 2016 PAPER III)

32. When was the Administrative Reforms Commission, first time suggested the adoption of the Ombudsman type of institution in India? (MAHARASHTRA SET 2016 PAPER II)

33. Select the correct code about the Jurisdiction of the Central Vigilance Commission. (MAHARASHTRA SET 2016 PAPER II)

(i) All employees of the Central Government

(ii) Employees in the Public Undertaking

(iii) Corporate bodies and other organisation within the executive power of Central Government

(iv) Delhi Municipal Corporation

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34. Which of the following has been responsible for structural transformation as well as inducing the spirit of self-governance in India? (MAHARASHTRA SET 2017 PAPER III)

35. Consider the following statements about the administrative culture in India. (MAHARASHTRA SET 2017 PAPER III)

Find out the correct ones.

(a)   Administrative culture in India is non-participatory

(b)   There is over centralization of decision-making

(c)   Administrative culture is low as there is no structural differentiation

(d)   Administrative culture in India is politicised.

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36. Select from the following statements the correct code about the Estimate Committee: (MAHARASHTRA SET 2017 PAPER II)

(i) The members are elected according to the system of proportional representation by single transferable vote

(ii) The chairman of the committee is nominated by the speaker

(iii) All members are from the Lok Sabha

(iv) The ministers cannot be appointed in the committee

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37. The 73rd Amendment Act envisages which of the following: (MAHARASHTRA SET 2017 PAPER II)

38. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: (MAHARASHTRA SET 2019 PAPER II)

39. Article 243 I of the Indian Constitution provides for the constitution of: (MAHARASHTRA SET 2019 PAPER II)

40. Which one of the following is not a characteristic of new local governance? (MAHARASHTRA SET 2019 PAPER II)

41. Which of the following is not correct (MAHARASHTRA SET 2019 PAPER II)

42. Issues and challenges of participatory development paradigm in India are: (MAHARASHTRA SET 2020 PAPER II)

(a)   Poor development governance

(b)   Poor involvement of civil society: organisations in the development process

(c)   Effective democratic decentralization

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43. The Right to Free and Compulsory Education Policy of 2009 does not provide for: (MAHARASHTRA SET 2020 PAPER II)

44. Legislative control over Indian public administration is in form of : (MAHARASHTRA SET 2020 PAPER II)

45. Which one of the following is not a means of popular control over public administration in India ? (MAHARASHTRA SET 2020 PAPER II)

46. Which one of the following indicators is identified by the United Nations as the governance indicator for sustainable development ? (MAHARASHTRA SET 2020 PAPER II)

47. Proliferation of private-public partnership and exchange is posing a challenge to: (MAHARASHTRA SET 2021 PAPER II)

48. Policy evaluation is done by the following methods: (MAHARASHTRA SET 2021 PAPER II)

(a)   Policy impact evaluation

(b)   Policy strategy evaluation

(c)   Policy project appraisal

(d)   Policy monitoring mechanism

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49. Match List I (Ends of Accountability) with List II (Tools of Accountability) and select the correct code: (MAHARASHTRA SET 2021 PAPER II)

50. ‘Democratic Deficit’ concerns with: (MAHARASHTRA SET 2021 PAPER II)

(a)   Declining levels of citizens trust in political institutions

(b)   Primacy of form over substance

(c)   Shift from representative democracy to participatory democracy

(d)   Not holding regular elections

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51. Traditional mechanism of accountability are: (MAHARASHTRA SET 2021 PAPER II)

(a)   CAG

(b)   Public Accounts Committee

(c)   Corruption - Controlling agencies like Central Vigilance Commission

(d)   Social Audit

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52. Number of social accountability initiatives are undertaken in different parts of the world which are as follows: (MAHARASHTRA SET 2021 PAPER II)

(a)   Participatory Budget Analysis

(b)   Participatory Expenditure Tracking

(c)   Community Score Cards

(d)   Citizen Report Cards

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53. Who is the Chairman of Niti Ayog? (MAHARASHTRA SET 2021 PAPER II)

54. The science of control and communication is known as: (MAHARASHTRA SET 2023)

55. Which scheme was launched to provide healthcare facilities to over 10 crore families? (MAHARASHTRA SET 2023)

56. Which one of the following is historically a basic mechanism of accountability? (MAHARASHTRA SET 2023)