Indian Administration Questions and Answers

Q: Who has the power to extend the functions of Public Service Commission ?

The power belongs to Parliament.Under Article 321, an Act made by Parliament (or, for a State Public Service Commission, by the State Legislature) may provide for the exercise of additional functions by the Commission in respect of the services of the Union or the State, and of local authorities and public institutions.The President can make regulations on matters on which the Commission need not be consulted (Article 320), but he cannot add to its functions. The Prime Minister and the Commission's own Chairman have no such power.

Q: The three basic Acts related to Police administration have their jurisdiction all over the country. These are :(1) The Indian Penal Code(2) The Code of Criminal Procedure(3) The Indian Evidence Act(4) The All India Service RulesCodes :

The three Acts are (1), (2) and (3).Police work across India rests on three basic laws that apply throughout the country: the Indian Penal Code (which defines offences), the Code of Criminal Procedure (which lays down how crimes are investigated and tried), and the Indian Evidence Act (which governs proof). These are the laws the police enforce and work under every day.The All India Service Rules regulate the service conditions of IAS, IPS and IFS officers. They are not a body of law that police administration enforces, so they are not one of the three. The options with only one or two Acts leave out the Evidence Act or the Code of Criminal Procedure.

Q: Which one of the following statements is not true regarding the Supreme Court of India ?

The statement that is not true is 'A safeguard of the Government'.The Supreme Court is the guardian of the Constitution and protector of fundamental rights, which often means checking the Government through judicial review. It is an independent body, not a safeguard of whichever government is in power.The other descriptions are correct. It has original jurisdiction in disputes between the Union and the States, its role as a federal court (Article 131). It is the highest court of appeal in civil, criminal and constitutional cases. And it is the guardian and final interpreter of the Constitution.

Q: Under which Articles of the Constitution of India, seats are reserved for SCs and STs in the Lok Sabha and the State Legislature Assemblies in proportion to their population ?

The Articles are Article 330 and 332.Article 330 reserves seats for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the House of the People, and Article 332 reserves seats for them in the Legislative Assemblies of the States, in each case in proportion to their population.Article 338 concerns the National Commission for Scheduled Castes, and Article 339 the control of the Union over the administration of Scheduled Areas and the welfare of Scheduled Tribes. Article 146 deals with officers of the Supreme Court and Article 244 with the administration of Scheduled and Tribal Areas. Article 19 lists freedoms and Article 49 protects monuments.

Q: Central Administrative Tribunal Act in India has enacted in :

The Administrative Tribunals Act was enacted in 1985.Article 323A, added by the 42nd Amendment (1976), allowed Parliament to set up administrative tribunals for service matters. Parliament passed the Administrative Tribunals Act in 1985, and the Central Administrative Tribunal was set up that year to hear service disputes of Union employees.1948 and 1958 predate the constitutional provision, and 1988 is three years after the Act.

Q: As per Kautilya's thoughts, who prepared the annual budget ?

In Kautilya's scheme the annual budget was prepared by the Samaharta.The Arthashastra describes the Samaharta as the collector-general of revenue, responsible for assessing and collecting revenue from all sources, maintaining accounts and preparing the annual statement of income and expenditure, which amounts to the budget.The Samnidhata was the treasurer and keeper of stores, who received and stored the revenue; he is the usual distractor because of the close link between the two offices. The Amatya was a minister or high official, and the Swamin is the king, the first of the seven elements (saptanga) of the state.

Q: The Britishers introduced the portfolio system in the colonial administration in India in the year ............................

The portfolio system was introduced in 1859.Lord Canning introduced the portfolio system in 1859, assigning each member of the Governor-General's Council charge of particular departments so that routine business could be disposed of by the member concerned rather than by the whole council. The Indian Councils Act of 1861 then gave it statutory recognition, which is why 1861 appears in the options (printed twice, as A and D).1853 is the year of the last Charter Act, which separated the legislative and executive functions of the council, so it is not the date of the portfolio system.

Q: Which of the following statements are not incorrect ?(1) The EVM and VVPAT are being manufactured by Electronic Corporation of India Limited, Hyderabad.(2) The EVM and VVPAT are being manufactured by Bharat Electronics Limited, Bangalore.(3) Presently, there are two models of EVMs-M2 model and M3 model.Codes :

All three statements are correct, so the answer is (1), (2) and (3).The question asks which statements are 'not incorrect', that is, correct. Electronic voting machines and VVPAT units used by the Election Commission of India are manufactured by two public sector undertakings: Electronics Corporation of India Limited, Hyderabad, and Bharat Electronics Limited, Bengaluru. So both (1) and (2) are true.At the time of the paper, the machines in use were of two generations, the M2 model (2006-2010) and the newer M3 model (from 2013), so (3) is also true. Any code leaving out one of the three statements is therefore incomplete.

31.

Who has the power to extend the functions of Public Service Commission ?

A.President
B.Parliament
C.Prime Minister
D.Chairman

Exam Year(s)

MH SET - 2020, SET Exam - 2020,

Answer: B

The power belongs to Parliament.

Under Article 321, an Act made by Parliament (or, for a State Public Service Commission, by the State Legislature) may provide for the exercise of additional functions by the Commission in respect of the services of the Union or the State, and of local authorities and public institutions.

The President can make regulations on matters on which the Commission need not be consulted (Article 320), but he cannot add to its functions. The Prime Minister and the Commission's own Chairman have no such power.

Discuss in Forum

32.

The three basic Acts related to Police administration have their jurisdiction all over the country. These are :

(1) The Indian Penal Code
(2) The Code of Criminal Procedure
(3) The Indian Evidence Act
(4) The All India Service Rules

Codes :

A.Only (1)
B.(1) and (2)
C.(1), (2) and (3)
D.(1), (2), (3) and (4)

Exam Year(s)

MH SET - 2020, SET Exam - 2020,

Answer: C

The three Acts are (1), (2) and (3).

Police work across India rests on three basic laws that apply throughout the country: the Indian Penal Code (which defines offences), the Code of Criminal Procedure (which lays down how crimes are investigated and tried), and the Indian Evidence Act (which governs proof). These are the laws the police enforce and work under every day.

The All India Service Rules regulate the service conditions of IAS, IPS and IFS officers. They are not a body of law that police administration enforces, so they are not one of the three. The options with only one or two Acts leave out the Evidence Act or the Code of Criminal Procedure.

Discuss in Forum

33.

Which one of the following statements is not true regarding the Supreme Court of India ?

A.Federal Court
B.Court of Appeal
C.A guardian of the Constitution
D.A safeguard of the Government

Exam Year(s)

MH SET - 2020, SET Exam - 2020,

Answer: D

The statement that is not true is 'A safeguard of the Government'.

The Supreme Court is the guardian of the Constitution and protector of fundamental rights, which often means checking the Government through judicial review. It is an independent body, not a safeguard of whichever government is in power.

The other descriptions are correct. It has original jurisdiction in disputes between the Union and the States, its role as a federal court (Article 131). It is the highest court of appeal in civil, criminal and constitutional cases. And it is the guardian and final interpreter of the Constitution.

Discuss in Forum

34.

Assertion (A) : Public Administration in India is not citizen-centric.

Reason (R) : Civil servants in India are not held accountable to the people.

Answer the question using the codes given below :

Codes :

A.Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the reason of (A)
B.Only (A) is true, while (R) is false
C.Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the reason of (A)
D.Both (A) and (R) are false

Exam Year(s)

MH SET - 2020, SET Exam - 2020,

Answer: C

The key is C: both statements are true and R is the reason for A.

The Assertion reflects the long-standing criticism that Indian administration is a rule-bound, hierarchical system that answers to the executive and the law more than to the citizen, which is why citizens' charters and the right to information were introduced. The Reason says civil servants are not directly held accountable to the people. If administrators do not answer to the people, the administration will not be citizen-centric, so R supplies a cause of A.

Both statements are judgements, not statutory facts, and I found no source ranking them. Option A accepts both statements but denies the link, and B and D call one or both false. The key's reading is the one that links them.

Discuss in Forum

35.

Under which Articles of the Constitution of India, seats are reserved for SCs and STs in the Lok Sabha and the State Legislature Assemblies in proportion to their population ?

A.Article 338 and 339
B.Article 146 and 244
C.Article 19 and 49
D.Article 330 and 332

Exam Year(s)

MH SET - 2020, SET Exam - 2020,

Answer: D

The Articles are Article 330 and 332.

Article 330 reserves seats for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the House of the People, and Article 332 reserves seats for them in the Legislative Assemblies of the States, in each case in proportion to their population.

Article 338 concerns the National Commission for Scheduled Castes, and Article 339 the control of the Union over the administration of Scheduled Areas and the welfare of Scheduled Tribes. Article 146 deals with officers of the Supreme Court and Article 244 with the administration of Scheduled and Tribal Areas. Article 19 lists freedoms and Article 49 protects monuments.

Discuss in Forum

36.

Central Administrative Tribunal Act in India has enacted in :

A.1948
B.1958
C.1985
D.1988

Exam Year(s)

MH SET - 2020, SET Exam - 2020,

Answer: C

The Administrative Tribunals Act was enacted in 1985.

Article 323A, added by the 42nd Amendment (1976), allowed Parliament to set up administrative tribunals for service matters. Parliament passed the Administrative Tribunals Act in 1985, and the Central Administrative Tribunal was set up that year to hear service disputes of Union employees.

1948 and 1958 predate the constitutional provision, and 1988 is three years after the Act.

Discuss in Forum

37.

As per Kautilya's thoughts, who prepared the annual budget ?

A.Samaharta
B.Amatya
C.Samnidhata
D.Swamin

Exam Year(s)

MH SET - 2021, SET Exam - 2021,

Answer: A

In Kautilya's scheme the annual budget was prepared by the Samaharta.

The Arthashastra describes the Samaharta as the collector-general of revenue, responsible for assessing and collecting revenue from all sources, maintaining accounts and preparing the annual statement of income and expenditure, which amounts to the budget.

The Samnidhata was the treasurer and keeper of stores, who received and stored the revenue; he is the usual distractor because of the close link between the two offices. The Amatya was a minister or high official, and the Swamin is the king, the first of the seven elements (saptanga) of the state.

Discuss in Forum

38.

According to the Government of Act, 1858 the powers of the crown were to be exercised by whom ?

A.The Prime Minister of England
B.Queen or King of England
C.Governor-General of India
D.The Secretary of State for India

Exam Year(s)

MH SET - 2021, SET Exam - 2021,

Answer: D

Under the Government of India Act, 1858, the Crown's powers were exercised by the Secretary of State for India.

After the revolt of 1857, the Act transferred the government of India from the East India Company to the Crown. It created the office of Secretary of State for India, a member of the British cabinet responsible to Parliament, assisted by a fifteen-member Council of India, to exercise the powers formerly held by the Company's Court of Directors and Board of Control.

The Governor-General, now also styled Viceroy, was the Crown's representative in India but acted under the Secretary of State's control. The monarch and the British Prime Minister did not exercise these powers directly.

Discuss in Forum

39.

The Britishers introduced the portfolio system in the colonial administration in India in the year ............................

A.1861
B.1859
C.1853
D.1861

Exam Year(s)

MH SET - 2021, SET Exam - 2021,

Answer: B

The portfolio system was introduced in 1859.

Lord Canning introduced the portfolio system in 1859, assigning each member of the Governor-General's Council charge of particular departments so that routine business could be disposed of by the member concerned rather than by the whole council. The Indian Councils Act of 1861 then gave it statutory recognition, which is why 1861 appears in the options (printed twice, as A and D).

1853 is the year of the last Charter Act, which separated the legislative and executive functions of the council, so it is not the date of the portfolio system.

Discuss in Forum

40.

Which of the following statements are not incorrect ?

(1) The EVM and VVPAT are being manufactured by Electronic Corporation of India Limited, Hyderabad.
(2) The EVM and VVPAT are being manufactured by Bharat Electronics Limited, Bangalore.
(3) Presently, there are two models of EVMs-M2 model and M3 model.

Codes :

A.Only (2)
B.(1), (2) and (3)
C.(1) and (3)
D.(2) and (3)

Exam Year(s)

MH SET - 2021, SET Exam - 2021,

Answer: B

All three statements are correct, so the answer is (1), (2) and (3).

The question asks which statements are 'not incorrect', that is, correct. Electronic voting machines and VVPAT units used by the Election Commission of India are manufactured by two public sector undertakings: Electronics Corporation of India Limited, Hyderabad, and Bharat Electronics Limited, Bengaluru. So both (1) and (2) are true.

At the time of the paper, the machines in use were of two generations, the M2 model (2006-2010) and the newer M3 model (from 2013), so (3) is also true. Any code leaving out one of the three statements is therefore incomplete.

Indian Administration Questions and Answers

Topics

Other Subjects

Tags: Indian Administration Questions and Answers

About Us

Indian Administration Questions and Answers

Topics

Other Subjects

Tags: Indian Administration Questions and Answers

About Us

Stay informed about all important Dates & Notifications