Rajasthan SET Unit 10: Governance and Public Policy in India

Created by

Dr. S. H. Sarkar

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1. Under which constitutional provision, elections to Panchayati Raj Bodies are conducted in India? (RAJASTHAN SET 2023)

(A) Article 243 J

(B) Article 243 K

(C) Article 243 L

(D) Article 243 M

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2. How do people demand for accountability in democracy? (RAJASTHAN SET 2023)

(A) Through budget processes only

(B) Through civil society actions

(C) Through elections only

(D) Only through agitations on streets

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3. How many functions have been assigned to Panchayats in the Indian Constitution? (RAJASTHAN SET 2023)

(A) 14

(B) 29

(C) 95

(D) 16

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4. Which one of the following is the correct principle of budgeting? (RAJASTHAN SET 2023)

(A) The Fiscal deficit should be zero.

(B) There should not be any capital deficit.

(C) There should not be any foreign debt.

(D) Estimates should be on the revenue basis.

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5. Who makes provisions with respect to the maintenance of accounts by the Panchayats and the auditing of such accounts? (RAJASTHAN SET 2023)

(A) State Finance Commission

(B) Legislature of the state

(C) Central Finance Commission

(D) CAG

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6. Union’s Public debt is part of (RAJASTHAN SET 2023)

(A) revenue receipts

(B) capital revenue

(C) development expenditure

(D) developmental capital expenditure

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7. Good governance includes (RAJASTHAN SET 2023)

(A) social and economic power.

(B) transparency, accountability and economic power.

(C) transparency, accountability and rule of law.

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

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8. Panchayati Raj Institutions were given constitutional status under Article: (RAJASTHAN SET 2012 PART 2)

(1) 256

(2) 268

(3) 243

(4) 241

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9. The term 'Performance Budget' was coined by (RAJASTHAN SET 2012 PART 1)

(1) Administrative Reforms Commission

(2) Second Hoover Commission of USA

(3) Estimates Committee of India

(4) First Hoover Commission of USA

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10. The States that first implemented Panchayati Raj in 1959 were: (RAJASTHAN SET 2013 PART 2)

(1) Rajasthan and Karnataka

(2) Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh

(3) Rajasthan and Maharashtra

(4) Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh

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11. Under the provisions of the Constitution of India there shall be constituted in every state at the district level a District Planning Committee: (Rajasthan SET 2020)

(i) To consolidate the plans prepared by the panchayats in the district.

(ii) To prepare a draft development plan for the district as a whole.

(1) (i) is true, but (ii) is false.

(2) (i) is false, but (ii) true.

(3) Both (i) and (ii) are true.

(4) both (i) and (ii) are false.

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12. In which Article of the Constitution of India is the provision related to the Audit of accounts of Panchayats? (Rajasthan SET 2020)

(1) 243 I

(2) 243 J

(3) 243 K

(4) 243 L

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13. Assertion (A) : The 73rd amendment to the constitution provides constitutional status to the Gram Sabha

Reason (R) : The Balwantray Mehta Committee made a formal mention of the Gram Sabha in this regard

(RAJASTHAN SET 2012 PART 2)

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

(2) Both (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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14. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists: (RAJASTHAN SET 2013 PART 2)

A

B

C

D

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15. Match List-X with List-Y and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists: (RAJASTHAN SET 2013 PART 2)

A

B

C

D

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16. The Sarpanch addresses his resignation to: (RAJASTHAN SET 2013 PART 1)

(1) Vikas Adhikari

(2) Upsarpanch

(3) Pradhan

(4) Chief Executive Officer, Zila Parishad

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17. Which of the following groups is considered as the core principles of good governance? (RAJASTHAN SET 2020 PART 2)

(1) Participation, E-governance Accountability,

(2) Accountability, E-governance, Fairness

(3) E-governance, Fairness, Participation

(4) Fairness, Accountability Participation,

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