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121.

The Second Administrative Reforms Commission has identified strengths and weaknesses in the existing structure of Government of India in a report. Identify a weakness cited in the report.

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UGC NET - 2012,

Answer: C

The weakness cited by the Second Administrative Reforms Commission is the proliferation of ministries and departments. The Commission found that the number of ministries and departments had grown, which caused overlap, delay and poor coordination, and it recommended that they be reorganised.

Stability and commitment to the Constitution are strengths, and not weaknesses. Proliferation of administrative agencies is not the option the key accepts, which names ministries and departments.

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122.

Which of the following is not the recommendation of Hota Committee pertaining to the issue of disciplinary procedure for Government Servants in India ?

Exam Year(s)

UGC NET - 2012,

Answer: B

The recommendation that is not by the Hota Committee is that Article 311 of the Constitution may be deleted. The Committee on civil services reform examined disciplinary procedure and recommended that the procedure be made quicker, that the UPSC need not be consulted in corruption cases, that minor penalty proceedings be used where they are enough, and that the inquiry officer be relieved of normal duties; it did not ask for deletion of Article 311.

The other three options are recommendations, so they are wrong as answers to a question asking which is not.

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123.

The members of the Union Public Service Commission can be removed on the ground of misbehaviour by

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UGC NET - 2012,

Answer: B

A member of the Union Public Service Commission can be removed for misbehaviour by the President, after the Supreme Court, on a reference made by the President, has held an inquiry and reported that the member ought to be removed, under Article 317 of the Constitution.

Impeachment by Parliament is the procedure for the President, and not for these members. The Chairman of the Commission has no power of removal, and the Cabinet's recommendation alone is not enough, since the Supreme Court inquiry is needed.

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124.

Who was of the view that Indian Civil Service was the "steel frame" on which the whole structure of Government and Administration in India rest ?

Exam Year(s)

UGC NET - 2012,

Answer: C

The Indian Civil Service was called the steel frame on which the whole structure of government and administration in India rests by David Lloyd George, the British Prime Minister, in a speech in the House of Commons in 1922.

Winston Churchill, Godwin Austin and Jawaharlal Nehru are not the source. Nehru was critical of the ICS and in fact said that it was neither Indian nor civil nor a service. So the key accepts Lloyd George.

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125.

Which one of the following is not correct about the 'Civil Service Day' in India ?

Exam Year(s)

UGC NET - 2012,

Answer: D

The incorrect statement is that the Prime Minister's Office makes arrangements to organise the Civil Service Day event every year. The Day is observed on 21 April, since 2006, and the Prime Minister gives the Awards for Excellence in Public Administration on it, but the event is arranged by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances, not by the PMO.

The first three statements are therefore correct and are wrong as answers to a question asking for the one that is not correct.

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126.

The National Training Policy in India

(i) Intends to cultivate democratic values
(ii) Stipulates greater emphasis on the training of higher and supervisory level officials.
(iii) Strives to bring responsiveness to the expectation of citizens
(iv) Earmarks two percent of total salary budget for training which is to be solely used for this purpose
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :

Exam Year(s)

UGC NET - 2012,

Answer: B

The National Training Policy intends to cultivate democratic values and aims at making the civil service responsive to the expectations of citizens, which is (i) and (iii). The key does not accept the other two statements.

Statement (ii), that it gives greater emphasis to the training of higher and supervisory level officials, is not what the policy says, since it stresses all levels. Statement (iv), that two percent of the salary budget is to be solely used for training, is not accepted by the key as stated.

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127.

The training for IAS is conducted in four stages. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of training stages ?

Exam Year(s)

UGC NET - 2012,

Answer: A

The official key gives the sequence foundational, professional, field and institutional for the four stages of training of the IAS. I could not confirm this sequence in a source, since the IAS course at the Academy runs a foundation course, then the professional phase, district training and a later institutional phase, so the key is followed.

The other options place institutional or field training before the professional phase, or begin with the institutional phase, which the key rejects.

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128.

Consider the statements regarding Department related Standing Committees in India and select the correct answer from the codes given below :

(i) The maximum number of members in these committees are 31.
(ii) The committees consider the demands for Grants, Annual Reports of Ministries / Departments.
(iii) The reports of these Committees are treated as 'considered advice'.
(iv) The Committees also suggest the Cut Motion.

Exam Year(s)

UGC NET - 2012,

Answer: A

The key accepts statements (i), (ii) and (iii). A department related standing committee has at most 31 members, 21 from the Lok Sabha and 10 from the Rajya Sabha. The committees consider demands for grants and annual reports of the ministries, and their reports are treated as considered advice.

Statement (iv) is wrong because the committees cannot suggest cut motions; a cut motion is moved by a member in the House during the discussion of demands. So the options that include (iv) are wrong.

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129.

When was the All India Services Act passed by the Parliament of India ?

Exam Year(s)

UGC NET - 2012,

Answer: B

The All India Services Act was passed by the Parliament of India in 1951. It empowered the Centre to make rules for the recruitment and conditions of service of the All India Services, namely the IAS and the IPS.

1950 is the year the Constitution came into force. 1960 and 1961 are later and are the years of other laws, so the key accepts 1951.

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130.

Which one among the following is not a principal category of classification of public personnel ?

Exam Year(s)

UGC NET - 2013,

Answer: C

The principal categories in the classification of public personnel are service, group or class, and grade. The 'post' is the unit of work held by an individual, which is the base of position classification, and is not one of the principal categories asked for in this list.

The question asks which is not a principal category, so the third option, post, is the answer according to the key. Reviewers may wish to compare the wording of the source text.

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