Indian Administration Questions and Answers

Q: Who is the author of the book titled 'Bureaucrazy' ?

The author of the book Bureaucrazy is M. K. Kaw, so the answer is B.The book is a study of the Indian bureaucracy, and its title plays on the words bureaucracy and crazy to suggest a system that has lost its sense of purpose. The key credits it to M. K. Kaw.Michel Crozier (A) is the author of a different and well-known work, The Bureaucratic Phenomenon, and so is not the writer of this title. The other names in the options (C and D) are not credited with it in the key.

Q: Under which Article of the Indian Constitution, the President is empowered to promulgate an ordinance ?

The President promulgates ordinances under Article 123, so the answer is D.Article 123 empowers the President to promulgate an ordinance when Parliament is not in session and he is satisfied that immediate action is needed. The ordinance has the force of an Act of Parliament, and it lapses six weeks after Parliament reassembles unless it is approved sooner.Article 53 vests the executive power in the President and Article 54 concerns his election. Article 122 prevents the courts from inquiring into the proceedings of Parliament. None of these is the ordinance power.

Q: Which of the following statements is not correct about the National Technical Research Organisation (NTRO) ?

The statement that is not correct about the National Technical Research Organisation is the third, that the RAW, the IB and the police stations of the country are interlinked with it, so the answer is C.The NTRO was set up in 2004, after the Kargil review, as a technical intelligence agency, and it works under the National Security Adviser in the Prime Minister's Office. It collects and stocks technical intelligence such as satellite imagery and signals data.The key treats the claim that it is linked with the police stations of the whole country as not correct. Options A, B and D (as printed, with the typing error 'If is located') state its date, its location and its function.

Q: What is the legal basis for the establishment of Cabinet Committees in India ?

The legal basis for Cabinet committees in India is the Allocation of Business Rules, that is, the rules of business of the Government of India, so the answer is B.The Constitution does not mention Cabinet committees; they are extra-constitutional bodies. The rules made under the Constitution for the conduct of government business provide for their establishment, and the Prime Minister determines their number, membership and functions within them.The rules of parliamentary procedure (A) govern the Houses, and a resolution of the Cabinet (C) or a decision of the Prime Minister (D) is the means of acting on the rules, not the legal basis of the committees.

Q: Which of the following Committee /Commisssion recommended the repeal of Article 310 and Article 311 in the Indian Constitution.

The repeal of Articles 310 and 311 was recommended by the Second Administrative Reforms Commission, so the answer is D.Article 310 gives civil servants their office during the pleasure of the President or the Governor, and Article 311 protects them against dismissal without inquiry. The commission, in its report on personnel administration, argued that these provisions create rigidity and should be replaced by ordinary law.The First Administrative Reforms Commission (A), the Rajamannar Committee (B) on centre-state relations and the P. C. Hota Committee (C) on civil service reforms did not make this recommendation, according to the key.

91.

Match List - I with List - II. Select the correct answer from the codes given below :

List - I	List - II
a. Dismissal	i. Is not a punishment and an employee cannot claim protection against it under Article 311.
b. Removal	ii. Does not make one unfit for reemployment under the Government
c. Suspension	iii. Makes one ineligible for reemployment under the Government
d. Compulsory Retirement	iv. Does not attract the safeguard of Article 311(2)

Codes : a b c d

A.i ii iii iv
B.ii iii i iv
C.iii ii i iv
D.iv i ii iii

Exam Year(s)

UGC NET - 2012,

Answer: C

The correct matching is dismissal with ineligibility for re-employment (iii), removal with no bar on re-employment (ii), suspension as not a punishment so Article 311 offers no protection against it (i), and compulsory retirement as not attracting the safeguard of Article 311(2) (iv). The code is iii ii i iv.

The first option gives dismissal the statement about suspension. The second option gives dismissal the statement about removal, which carries no disqualification. The fourth option links dismissal with the compulsory retirement statement, which is wrong.

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92.

Who is the author of the book titled 'Bureaucrazy' ?

A.Michael Crozier
B.M.K. Kaw
C.P.N. Haxer
D.Veerappa Moily

Exam Year(s)

UGC NET - 2012,

Answer: B

The author of the book Bureaucrazy is M. K. Kaw, so the answer is B.

The book is a study of the Indian bureaucracy, and its title plays on the words bureaucracy and crazy to suggest a system that has lost its sense of purpose. The key credits it to M. K. Kaw.

Michel Crozier (A) is the author of a different and well-known work, The Bureaucratic Phenomenon, and so is not the writer of this title. The other names in the options (C and D) are not credited with it in the key.

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93.

Under which Article of the Indian Constitution, the President is empowered to promulgate an ordinance ?

A.Article 53
B.Article 54
C.Article 122
D.Article 123

Exam Year(s)

UGC NET - 2012,

Answer: D

The President promulgates ordinances under Article 123, so the answer is D.

Article 123 empowers the President to promulgate an ordinance when Parliament is not in session and he is satisfied that immediate action is needed. The ordinance has the force of an Act of Parliament, and it lapses six weeks after Parliament reassembles unless it is approved sooner.

Article 53 vests the executive power in the President and Article 54 concerns his election. Article 122 prevents the courts from inquiring into the proceedings of Parliament. None of these is the ordinance power.

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94.

Which of the following statements is not correct about the National Technical Research Organisation (NTRO) ?

A.It was constituted in 2004 after Kargil War.
B.If is located in P.M.O. under the supervision of National Defence Adviser.
C.R.A.W., I.B., and Police Stations of the Country are interlinked with NTRO.
D.It stocks technical intelligence reports.

Exam Year(s)

UGC NET - 2012,

Answer: C

The statement that is not correct about the National Technical Research Organisation is the third, that the RAW, the IB and the police stations of the country are interlinked with it, so the answer is C.

The NTRO was set up in 2004, after the Kargil review, as a technical intelligence agency, and it works under the National Security Adviser in the Prime Minister's Office. It collects and stocks technical intelligence such as satellite imagery and signals data.

The key treats the claim that it is linked with the police stations of the whole country as not correct. Options A, B and D (as printed, with the typing error 'If is located') state its date, its location and its function.

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95.

What is the legal basis for the establishment of Cabinet Committees in India ?

A.Rules for Parliamentary procedure.
B.Allocation of Business Rules, Government of India.
C.Resolution of Cabinet.
D.Decision of Prime Minister.

Exam Year(s)

UGC NET - 2012,

Answer: B

The legal basis for Cabinet committees in India is the Allocation of Business Rules, that is, the rules of business of the Government of India, so the answer is B.

The Constitution does not mention Cabinet committees; they are extra-constitutional bodies. The rules made under the Constitution for the conduct of government business provide for their establishment, and the Prime Minister determines their number, membership and functions within them.

The rules of parliamentary procedure (A) govern the Houses, and a resolution of the Cabinet (C) or a decision of the Prime Minister (D) is the means of acting on the rules, not the legal basis of the committees.

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96.

Arrange the following stages in Disciplinary proceedings for major penalty in a correct sequential order and select the answer from the codes given below :

(i) Compliant followed by Preliminary investigation.
(ii) Acceptance of charges or rejection of charges.
(iii) Appointment of Inquiry Officer.
(iv) Consultation with UPSC.
(v) Submission of Report by Investigation Officer.
(vi) Final order.

A.(i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi)
B.(i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (vi), (v)
C.(i), (ii), (iii), (v), (iv), (vi)
D.(i), (ii), (iii), (v), (vi), (iv)

Exam Year(s)

UGC NET - 2012,

Answer: C

The correct order is complaint and preliminary investigation, acceptance or rejection of the charges, appointment of the Inquiry Officer, submission of the report, consultation with the UPSC and the final order, so the answer is (i), (ii), (iii), (v), (iv), (vi), option C.

In disciplinary proceedings for a major penalty the charges are framed and the official replies (ii), an inquiry officer is appointed (iii) and reports (v). Only after that report is the Union Public Service Commission consulted (iv) on the finding and the proposed penalty, and the disciplinary authority then passes the final order (vi).

Options A and B put the consultation before the report is submitted, and option D puts it after the final order, which is too late for the consultation to have any effect.

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97.

Consider the following statements regarding All India Services established as per the provision of Article 312.

(i) All India Services are created consequent upon a resolution of Council of States declaring that it is necessary and expedient in the national interest to create an All India Service.
(ii) The Parliament may provide for the creation of new All India Service by making a law as per the resolution of the council of states.
(iii) The Supreme Court has also directed the Government of India to take steps for setting up an All India Judicial Service.
(iv) All the services proposed to be established under the All India Service (Amendment) Act, 1963 have been established.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :

A.(i), (ii)
B.(i), (ii), (iii)
C.(i), (ii), (iv)
D.(i), (ii), (iii), (iv)

Exam Year(s)

UGC NET - 2012,

Answer: B

Statements (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct, so the answer is (i), (ii), (iii), option B.

Under Article 312 the Council of States (Rajya Sabha) must pass a resolution, supported by two-thirds of the members present and voting, declaring that it is necessary or expedient in the national interest to create an All India Service. Parliament may then create it by law. The Supreme Court has asked the Government to take steps to set up an All India Judicial Service.

Statement (iv) is false: not all the services proposed under the All India Services (Amendment) Act, 1963 have been established, so options C and D are wrong. Option A leaves out (iii).

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98.

"The heart of an administrator must be located in his brain" - This statement is given by

A.Paul H. Appleby
B.S.V.B. Patel
C.A.D. Gorwala
D.Jawaharlal Nehru

Exam Year(s)

UGC NET - 2012,

Answer: B

The key credits the remark that the heart of an administrator must be located in his brain to S. V. B. Patel, so the answer is B.

The sentence says that an administrator's feelings should be governed by reason: compassion and zeal are to be guided by clear thought and not allowed to override it.

The key does not give the remark to Appleby (A), who wrote on morality and administration, to Gorwala (C), who wrote the 1951 report on public administration in India, or to Nehru (D).

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99.

Which of the following Committee /Commisssion recommended the repeal of Article 310 and Article 311 in the Indian Constitution.

A.First Administrative Reforms Commission.
B.Rajamannar Committee
C.P.C. Hota Committee
D.Second Administrative Reforms Commission.

Exam Year(s)

UGC NET - 2012,

Answer: D

The repeal of Articles 310 and 311 was recommended by the Second Administrative Reforms Commission, so the answer is D.

Article 310 gives civil servants their office during the pleasure of the President or the Governor, and Article 311 protects them against dismissal without inquiry. The commission, in its report on personnel administration, argued that these provisions create rigidity and should be replaced by ordinary law.

The First Administrative Reforms Commission (A), the Rajamannar Committee (B) on centre-state relations and the P. C. Hota Committee (C) on civil service reforms did not make this recommendation, according to the key.

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100.

Under which of the following provision of the Indian Constitution an appropriate legislature may by law regulate the recruitment and conditions of service of Union or State Public Services ?

A.Article 308
B.Article 309
C.Article 310
D.Article 311

Exam Year(s)

UGC NET - 2012,

Answer: B

The recruitment and conditions of service of persons serving the Union or a State are regulated by law under Article 309, so the answer is B.

Article 309 says that Acts of the appropriate legislature may regulate the recruitment and the conditions of service of persons appointed to public services and posts, and until such an Act is passed the President or the Governor may make rules.

Article 308 is an interpretation clause for the Part, Article 310 deals with the tenure of office, and Article 311 protects civil servants against dismissal, removal or reduction in rank. So only B is correct.

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