Madhya Pradesh P.S.C. (Pre.) Exam., 2008 (Held on 11-01-2009) Public Administration : Solved Paper

Madhya Pradesh P.S.C. (Pre.) Exam., 2008

(Held on 11-01-2009)

Public Administration : Solved Paper

61. The question asked orally after the question hour in the House is called—

• Supplementary question
• Short notice question
• Starred question
• Unstarred question

62. The economy cut motion seeks to reduce the proposed expenditure of a demand for grant by—

• Rupees one hundred
• Rupee one
• A specified amount
• An unspecified amount

63. Who was the Chairman of the Economic Reforms Commission (1981-84) ?

• Dharam Vira
• L. K. Jha
• K. Hanumanthiya
• B. G. Deshmukh

64. In which year was the decision of separating accounting function from audit function taken by the

Central Government for its financial administration ?

• 1950
• 1965
• 1976
• 2000

65. In which recruitment, in a system for higher position is open to all the qualified candidates who may

wish to apply is known as ?

• Direct recruitment
• Recruitment by promotion
• Ordinary recruitment
• Passive recruitment

66. ‘Position classification’ is the classification of—

• Salaries
• Duties
• Departments
• Personal status of incumbents

67. The civil service was defined as “professional body of officials, permanent, paid and skilled” by—

• Herman Finer
• O. G. Stahl
• Felix Nigro
• E. N. Gladden

68. A new All India Service can be created by—

• An amendment of the constitution
• An executive order
• A resolution under Article 312 of the Constitution
• A statute

69. The British concept of Civil Service neutrality is laid down by—

• Fulton Committee
• Assheton Committee
• Masterman Committee
• Northcote-Trevelyn Committee

70. The ‘spoils system’ in the USA began during the period of—

• Jefferson
• Jackson
• Washington
• Adams

71. Promotion in Civil Services indicates—

• Such changes in the situation which indicate difficult work and more important responsibility
• Change in the place of work
• Transfer of work from field to Headquarters
• Always an increase in pay

72. Which of the following is not an All India Service ?

• Indian Foreign Service
• Indian Administrative Service
• Indian Forest Service
• Indian Police Service

73. The Union Public Service Commission of India has been established under the—

• Article 315
• Article 320
• Article 325
• Article 335

74. Which of the following reports deals with the relations between the specialists and generalists ?

• Haldane Committee Report
• Sarkaria Commission Report
• Fulton Committee Report
• Kothari Committee Report

75. Reservation for the scheduled castes and scheduled tribes in the services has been provided in the

Indian Constitution under—

• Article 315
• Article 335
• Article 365
• Article 375

76. ‘Efficiency record’ method for determining the merit for promotion is practised in—

• The USA
• France
• The UK
• Japan

77. “Officials make work for each other.” This is said by—

• Peter Drucker
• Ramsay Muir
• Parkinson
• H. Finer

78. The Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration started functioning at Mussoorie from—

• June 12, 1959
• Sept. 13, 1959
• Sept. 1, 1959
• February 12, 1959

79. In the USA, the ‘spoils system’ was discarded in favour of the ‘merit principle’ by the followings Act—

• Civil Service Reform Act, 1978
• Pendleton Act, 1883
• Hatch Act, 1939
• Civil Service Act of 1853

80. Constitutional Safeguards to civil servants in India are ensured by—

• Article 310
• Article 312
• Article 311
• Article 315

81. ‘Mandamus’ is a writ issued by the Court—

• Asking a public official or any authority to perform legal duties
• Enquiring into the legality of claim of any person to public office
• Asking a person who has detained any other person, to appear before a court
• Against any lower court not to do any act excess of their jurisdiction

82. Rajya Sabha in India consists of—

• 238 members
• 250 members
• 254 members
• 256 members

83. The features of Indian Federal System are—

1. Division of powers

2. Separation of powers

3. Independent judiciary

4. Leadership of the Prime Minister

5. A written constitution

Now choose the right option—

• 2, 3, 5
• 1, 4, 5
• 1, 2, 5
• 1, 3, 5

84. In which of the following articles of the constitution is the term ‘Cabinet’ mentioned ?

• Article 74
• Article 75
• Article 352
• Not mentioned in the Constitution

85. How many members are nominated to the State Legislative Council by the Governor ?

• 1/3rd
• 1/12 th
• 1/8th
• 1/6th

86. The Public Corporation is—

• Accountable to Finance Ministry only
• Partially accountable to Parliament
• Not accountable to Parliament
• Accountable to Parliament

87. Who among the following said that, “Company form of public enterprise is a fraud on the Indian Constitution ?

• Paul Appleby
• Chhagla Commission
• Ashok Chanda
• Morarjee Desai

88. The grants made in advance by the Lok Sabha in respect of estimated expenditure is called—

• Token grant
• Vote on credit
• Exceptional grant
• Vote on account

89. Impeachment proceedings against the President for violation of the Constitution can be initiated in—

• The Lok Sabha
• The Rajya Sabha
• Either House of Parliament
• The Supreme Court

90. Planning Commission was setup—

• Under the Government of India Act, 1935
• As per the provisions of the Constitution of India
• By a Cabinet resolution
• As per the recommendations of the National Development Council

91. If the President wants to resign, he shall address his letter of resignation to—

• Chief Justice of India
• Prime Minister of India
• Vice-President of India
• Speaker of Lok Sabha

92. The duty of Finance Commission is not to recommend upon—

• Distribution of taxes between the Union and States
• Determination of principles which should govern the grantsin-aid from the Center to the State
• Consideration of new items of revenue to be allocated to States
• Any other matter especially referred to the Commission

93. The term ‘Federation’ has been used in the Indian Constitution in—

• Article 373
• Article 280
• Article 90
• Nowhere

94. A Governor can issue an ordinance—

• Whenever he likes
• Whenever Chief Minister advises him
• Whenever the State Legislature is not in session
• When the Union Government tells him to do so

95. Charged expenditure upon the Consolidated fund of India—

• Is submitted to the vote of Parliament
• Is not submitted to the vote of Rajya Sabha
• Is not submitted for the sanction of the President
• Is not submitted to the vote of Parliament

96. Which Article of the Constitution of India deals with the nomination of the Anglo-Indian community in the State Legislative Assembly ?

• Article 239
• Article 267
• Article 333
• Article 403

97. The principal function of Directorates in a State Government is to—

• Undertake policy implementation
• Render auxiliary services
• Facilitate policy formulation
• Promote inter-agency cooperation and coordination

98. The District treasury comes under the control of the—

• State Government
• District Collector
• District Treasury Officer
• Chief Secretary

99. The existence of the Second Chamber (Legislative Council) in the state largely depends on the wishes of the—

• People
• High Court
• Governor
• Legislative Assembly

100. The Minister-Civil Servant relationship in India emerged as a result of—

• Government of India Act, 1935
• Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms, 1919
• Indian Constitution, 1950
• Morley-Minto Reforms, 1909

101. Village Panchayat is accountable to the—

• Panchayat Samiti
• Zila Parishad
• Chairman of the Village Panchayat
• None of the above

102. Who among the following is known as ‘the father of local self government’ in India ?

• Mahatma Gandhi
• Lord Canning
• Lord Ripon
• Lord Wellesley

103. Ashok Mehta Committee recommended for the establishment of—

• Nagar Panchayat
• Panchayat Samiti
• Mandal Panchayat
• Gram Panchayat

104. The first municipal corporation in India was set-up at Madras in the year—

• 1767
• 1687
• 1667
• 1678

105. In the Constitution of India, economic and social planning is included in the—

• Union List of the VII Schedule
• State List of the VII Schedule
• Concurrent List of the VII Schedule
• None of the above

106. Which among of the following is not considered as part of the Civil Society ?

• Non-Government Organizations
• Caste associations
• Legislature
• Family

107. Who conceived the concept of Gram Swaraj ?

• Jaya Prakash Narain
• Vinoba Bhave
• Mahatma Gandhi
• Swami Dayanand

108. State Finance Commission is appointed by a State Government every five year to determine—

• Financial resources of the state for placing state’s requirements before the Union Government
• Development requirements of the state for formulating State Five Year Plan
• Budgetary requirements of various departments of the state government
• Pattern of distribution of state’s tax revenue between the state government and local bodies (both rural and urban) and the pattern of grant-in-aid to local bodies

109. Reservation of seats for women in Panchayati Raj bodies seeks to ensure—

• Economic welfare of women and children
• Gender parity in rural society
• Participation of women in public life
• Empowerment of women as an individual

110. Mayor-in-Council form of government means—

• Cabinet form of government at the municipal level
• Classical prefectorial form of government at the municipal level
• Making Mayor unaccountable to his colleagues
• Presidential form of government at the municipal level

111. According to 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act, the minimum age for contesting elections to the Panchayati Raj Institutions should be—

• 18 years
• 23 years
• 21 years
• 25 years

112. Town Area Committee is constituted and governed by—

• District Board
• State Legislature
• Governor
• Municipal Council

113. The Lokayukta and Uplokayuktas Act was first passed in—

• Maharashtra
• West Bengal
• Karnataka
• Orissa

114. Eleventh Schedule of the Constitution relating to the Panchayats contains—

• 18 items
• 28 items
• 19 items
• 29 items

115. Which one of the following statements is not correct about civil society organisations ?

• They are sovereign bodies
• They are voluntary but nonprofit-making agencies
• They work in close proximity with people
• They create awareness; educate and sensitive people on common issues and act as catalysts of social change

116. The ‘Recall’ provision to remove the elected office-bearers from the local self-government institution has been executed in—

• Bihar
• Kerala
• Madhya Pradesh
• Haryana

117. The State Election Commission conducts, controls and supervises municipal elections under—

• Article 240(1)
• Article 241(2)
• Article 243(K)
• Article 245(D)

118. Which of the following states does not have Panchayati Raj Institution at all ?

• Assam
• Tripura
• Kerala
• Nagaland

119. Under which of the Article of the Constitution of India did the District Planning Committee come into existence ?

• 243 ZD
• 243 ZE
• 244 ZD
• 242 ZD

120. Which of the following is not the duty of a District Magistrate ?

• Maintenance of Law and Order
• Collection of land revenue
• Implementation of poverty alleviation programmes
• Conduct of local bodies elections