Presidency University Unit 10: Governance and Public Policy in India

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Dr. S. H. Sarkar

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1. What type of case can be tried by the Nyaya Panchayat? (PUMDET 2024)

(A) Civil cases

(B) Criminal cases

(C) Civil and criminal cases

(D) Appellate cases only

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2. Who appoints the Lokpal in India? (PUMDET 2024)

(A) President

(B) Prime Minister

(C) Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

(D) Governor of a State

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3. Who conducts Social Audit in Panchayati Raj system? (PUMDET 2024)

(A) Gram Panchayat

(B) Gram Sabha

(C) Panchayat Samity

(D) Zilla Parishad

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4. Assertion (A): Lord Ripon’s Resolution of 1882 was the ‘Magna Carta’ of local government

Reason (R): Lord Ripon is regarded as the father of local self government in India.

Which of the following statement is correct regarding the ‘assertion’ and the ‘reason’ given? (Presidency University Masters Entrance Questions 2018)

(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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5. Which of the following is a local government institution? (Presidency University Bachelor Degree Entrance Test 2019)

(A) Lok Sabha

(B) Rajya Sabha

(C) Gram Sabha

(D) None of these

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6. When the annual Union Budget is not passed by the Lok Sabha, (Presidency University Bachelor Degree Entrance Test 2017)

(A) the Budget is modified and presented again.

(B) the Budget is referred to the Rajya Sabha for suggestions.

(C) the Union Finance Minister is asked to resign.

(D) the Prime Minister submits the resignation of Council of Ministers.

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7. The Right to Information Act came into force in (Presidency University Masters Entrance Questions 2017)

(A) 2004

(B) 2007

(D) 2005

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8. 'Planning from below' is a part and parcel of (Presidency University Masters Entrance Questions 2017)

(A) consumer choice at the top level.

(B) consumer choice at the pressure group level.

(C) grassroot Democracy.

(D) None of the above

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