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141.

Assertion (A) : The Collector has been reduced to the role of target-chaser and a fire-fighter on behalf of the Government.

Reason (R) : The multifarious activities performed by the Collector make him almost indispensable, but at the same time, also make him an overburdened functionary of the district.
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UGC NET - 2013,

Answer: B

Both statements are correct, but the key holds that the reason does not explain the assertion. The Collector does perform many functions, in revenue, law and order and development, which makes him almost indispensable and overburdened (R). The assertion is a separate criticism, that he has been reduced to a target-chaser and fire-fighter for the government, and it follows from the way the state uses him and not from the number of his duties. So the second option is the answer.

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142.

The Provisions of the 74th Constitution Amendment Act are not applicable to the Scheduled Areas and Tribal Areas. Under which of the following article of the Indian Constitution these areas are covered ?

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UGC NET - 2013,

Answer: D

The provisions of the 74th Constitution Amendment Act on urban local bodies do not apply to the Scheduled Areas and Tribal Areas referred to in Article 244 of the Constitution. Article 244 provides for the administration of the Scheduled Areas and tribal areas through the Fifth and Sixth Schedules. Articles 241 and 242 deal with High Courts and Coorg and Article 243 with the definitions for the Panchayats. So Article 244 is the answer. The Fifth Schedule covers the administration of Scheduled Areas and the Sixth Schedule that of tribal areas in the north-east.

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143.

Which of following are the initiatives for introduction of Local Government in British India ?

(i) Mayo's Resolution 1870
(ii) Bengal Chowkidari Act 1870
(iii) Rippon's Resolution 1882
(iv) Royal Commission on Decentralisation 1909
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Answer: D

All four are initiatives for local government in British India: Mayo's Resolution of 1870 on financial decentralisation, the Bengal Chowkidari Act of 1870 on village police and a local tax, Ripon's Resolution of 1882, called the Magna Carta of local self-government, and the Royal Commission on Decentralisation of 1909, which recommended village panchayats. So (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) are correct, which is the last option. Ripon's resolution is widely seen as the starting point of elected local bodies with non-official chairmen.

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144.

Which one of the following States has ranked first on Devolution Index (on incremental basis) in the year 2011-12 ?

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UGC NET - 2013,

Answer: C

On the Devolution Index of the year 2011-12 on an incremental basis, the key gives Maharashtra as the state that ranked first, as shown in the Ministry of Panchayati Raj's study of devolution to panchayats. Kerala, Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka rank high on devolution but are not first on the incremental basis. The answer follows the official key.

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145.

Which Article of the Constitution authorises Parliament to enact legislation on any subject in the State List ?

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UGC NET - 2013,

Answer: C

Article 249 of the Constitution authorises Parliament to legislate on a subject in the State List in the national interest, when the Rajya Sabha passes a resolution supported by two thirds of the members present and voting.

Article 200 deals with the Governor's assent to Bills. Article 247 lets Parliament set up additional courts for laws on Union matters. Article 250 gives Parliament power to legislate on State List subjects while a Proclamation of Emergency is in operation, which is a different situation from Article 249.

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146.

Which of the following recommendation was not made by Second Administrative Reforms Commission relating to appointment of Chief Secretary in a State ?

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UGC NET - 2013,

Answer: D

The recommendation that the Government shall consult the Governor was not made by the Second Administrative Reforms Commission, so option D is the answer. The commission suggested that the Chief Secretary be appointed on the recommendation of a Collegium, with the Chief Minister's nominee, and that the Leader of Opposition and the incumbent Chief Secretary be consulted.

Statements A, B and C describe the collegium and consultation scheme the commission proposed. Only the consultation with the Governor is not part of it, according to the key.

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147.

Which of the following is not matched correctly ?

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UGC NET - 2013,

Answer: D

The pair JNNURM with provision of job guarantee for the poor is wrongly matched. The job guarantee for rural households is the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, while the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission deals with infrastructure and basic services in cities.

The other pairs are the ones the key treats as correctly matched: the technical guide issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, the Bangalore Agenda Task Force as a civic organisation, and the accrual accounting in Gujarat cities with World Bank assistance.

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148.

Which of the following statements about the Task Force on Accounting and Budget Formats for ULBs (2002) is not correct ?

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UGC NET - 2013,

Answer: D

The statement that the Task Force was appointed by the 11th Finance Commission is not correct, according to the key, which is why D is the answer. The Task Force on Accounting and Budget Formats for urban local bodies was appointed by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India, following the Finance Commission's recommendation on accounts.

The Task Force devised model budget formats with accounting formats and made recommendations on introducing cost accounting and management information systems, so A, B and C are true.

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149.

"In view of the emergence of District as the key unit of field administration, there is no need to have an intermediate level of administration between State headquarters and the District." This recommendation was made by

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UGC NET - 2013,

Answer: B

The recommendation that, with the District as the key unit of field administration, there is no need for an intermediate level of administration between the State headquarters and the District is credited by the key to the Veerappa Moily Committee, which is the Second Administrative Reforms Commission chaired by M. Veerappa Moily.

The Balwant Rai Mehta Committee dealt with panchayati raj, the Hanumanthaiah Committee with administration in Karnataka and the Santhanam Committee with corruption, so those options are not the source here.

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150.

Which of the following is not the magisterial powers of a District Collector ?

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UGC NET - 2013,

Answer: C

Transfer of the Deputy Superintendent of Police is not a magisterial power of a District Collector, since the police are administered through their own hierarchy and the State government or Police Department decides on postings.

Issuing arms licences, seeking the help of the military in a grave situation and maintaining law and order are powers the Collector exercises as District Magistrate, so options A, B and D are magisterial functions and are wrong for this negative question.

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