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Q1Consider the following statements about the role of NITI Aayog: 1. It serves as the apex public policy think tank of the Government of India. 2. It is tasked with catalysing economic development. 3. It fosters cooperative federalism by involving State Governments in economic policymaking through a bottom-up approach. Which of the statements given above are correct?
All three statements are correct. NITI Aayog's own website describes it as the Government of India's apex public policy think tank, assigned a nodal role in catalysing economic development and fostering cooperative federalism through State involvement and a bottom-up approach.
Q2Consider the following statements about NITI Aayog as a resource centre: 1. It is to maintain a state-of-the-art resource centre. 2. It is to be a repository of research on good governance and best practices in sustainable and equitable development. 3. It is barred from disseminating such research to stakeholders. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1 and 2 are correct. Statement 3 is incorrect because the objective expressly includes helping the dissemination of research and best practices to stakeholders.
Q3Consider the following statements about competitive federalism and NITI Aayog: 1. NITI Aayog endeavours to promote competitive federalism by facilitating improved performance of States and Union Territories. 2. It encourages healthy competition among States through transparent rankings in various sectors. 3. It relies only on confidential rankings that are not meant for inter-State comparison. 4. It works with State and Union Territory governments in developing indicator frameworks, review mechanisms and capacity-building. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1, 2 and 4 are correct. Statement 3 is false because the official page refers to transparent rankings and objective criteria, not confidential ranking without comparison.
Q4Consider the following statements about the stated objectives of NITI Aayog: 1. It aims to evolve a shared vision of national development priorities, sectors and strategies with active involvement of States. 2. It aims to foster cooperative federalism through continuous structured support initiatives and mechanisms with States. 3. It aims to formulate credible plans only at the Union level and then transmit them downward to villages. 4. It is to ensure, in areas specifically referred to it, that national security interests are incorporated in economic strategy and policy. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1, 2 and 4 reproduce the official objectives. Statement 3 reverses the design: the objective is to develop mechanisms for credible plans at the village level and progressively aggregate them at higher levels, not to impose Union-level plans downward.
Q5Consider the following statements about bodies associated with NITI Aayog: 1. Development Monitoring and Evaluation Organisation supports NITI Aayog as an attached office. 2. Atal Innovation Mission is described as a flagship initiative. 3. The Supreme Court of India is listed as an autonomous body under NITI Aayog. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statement 1 is correct: DMEO is an attached office supporting NITI Aayog. Statement 2 is correct: Atal Innovation Mission is a flagship initiative. Statement 3 is incorrect; the autonomous body under NITI Aayog is NILERD, not the Supreme Court.
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6Consider the following statements about NITI Aayog's governance approach: 1. The resolution requires NITI Aayog to replace State participation with a centre-to-state one-way flow of policy. 2. NITI Aayog's development model is described as excluding specific demands of States, regions and localities. 3. NITI Aayog is described as avoiding technical advice to State Governments. Which of the statements given above are correct?
7Consider the following statements about NITI Aayog's objectives in the 2015 resolution: 1. It seeks to evolve a shared vision of national development priorities with active involvement of States. 2. It seeks to foster cooperative federalism through structured support initiatives with the States on a continuous basis. 3. It is required to prepare binding five-year plans for direct approval by State Legislatures. Which of the statements given above are correct?
8Consider the following statements about the Governing Council of NITI Aayog: 1. It includes the Prime Minister of India. 2. It includes Chief Ministers of all States and Union Territories with Legislature. 3. It includes the Chief Justice of India as an ex-officio member. Which of the statements given above are correct?
9Consider the following statements about NITI Aayog's functions listed in the 2015 resolution: 1. It maintains a state-of-the-art Resource Centre as a repository of research on good governance and sustainable and equitable development. 2. It directly adjudicates inter-State water disputes as a tribunal. 3. It actively monitors and evaluates implementation of programmes and initiatives. Which of the statements given above are correct?
10Consider the following statements about the Development Monitoring and Evaluation Office: 1. DMEO is an attached office of NITI Aayog. 2. DMEO is described as the apex monitoring and evaluation office in the country. 3. DMEO's functions are broadly categorised into Monitoring, Evaluation and Strategic Initiatives encompassing partnerships and capacity building. 4. DMEO was created by merging the Finance Commission and the Election Commission of India. Which of the statements given above are correct?
11Consider the following statements about the Aspirational Districts Programme associated with NITI Aayog: 1. The programme aims to quickly and effectively transform 112 most under-developed districts across the country. 2. Its broad contours are Convergence, Collaboration and Competition, all driven by a mass movement. 3. Ranking under the programme is based only on total district population and land area. 4. The programme is aimed at localising Sustainable Development Goals. Which of the statements given above are correct?
12Consider the following statements about NITI Aayog's functional orientation: 1. It designs strategic and long-term policy and programme frameworks. 2. It monitors the progress and efficacy of such frameworks and initiatives. 3. Its monitoring feedback may be used for necessary mid-course corrections. Which of the statements given above are correct?
13Consider the following statements about cooperative federalism and NITI Aayog: 1. NITI Aayog has been constituted to actualise cooperative federalism and enable good governance in India. 2. It acts as a platform for the Government of India by bringing States together as Team India. 3. Its official cooperative federalism description says that weak States make a strong nation. 4. NITI Aayog provides relevant technical advice to the Centre, States and Union Territories. Which of the statements given above are correct?
14Match List I (Component of the Divya Bharat anthology released on April 17, 2026) with List II (Approximate number/feature) and select the correct answer using the codes given below: List I A. Tourism destinations catalogued B. Cultural listings included C. Total curated entries D. Geographic coverage List II 1. About 3,000 2. Approximately 1,200 3. All States and Union Territories of India 4. Approximately 2,100 Codes:
15Consider the following statements about special invitees and members in NITI Aayog: 1. Special invitees are nominated by the Chief Justice of India. 2. Part-time members can be a maximum of two from leading universities, research organisations and other relevant institutions. 3. Ex-officio members can be a maximum of ten members of the Union Council of Ministers. Which of the statements given above are correct?