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Q1Consider the following statements regarding Citizens' Charters in India: 1. The Action Plan for Effective and Responsive Government was adopted at a Chief Ministers' Conference held on 24 May 1997. 2. Citizens' Charters were required to include standards of service, time limits and avenues of grievance redress. 3. The 1997 decision restricted Citizens' Charters only to Central Government departments and excluded State Governments. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1 and 2 are correct: DARPG records the 24 May 1997 conference and the required service standards, time limits and grievance-redress provisions. Statement 3 is incorrect because the decision covered both Central and State Governments.
Q2Consider the following statements regarding e-Office in the Government of India: 1. The Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances is the line department for e-Office. 2. The Department of Posts is the technology partner for e-Office. 3. The e-Office project aims to increase efficiency and transparency in government offices. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statement 1 is correct because DARPG is listed as the line department. Statement 2 is incorrect: NIC, not the Department of Posts, was selected as the technology partner. Statement 3 is correct because the project aims to raise efficiency, transparency and accountability.
Q3Consider the following statements about the Central Vigilance Commission: 1. The Central Vigilance Commission Act, 2003 provides for one Central Vigilance Commissioner and up to four Vigilance Commissioners. 2. The Central Vigilance Commissioner is the Chairperson of the Commission. 3. The Commission was created by the Right to Information Act, 2005. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statement 1 is incorrect because the Act allows not more than two Vigilance Commissioners, not four. Statement 2 is correct because the Central Vigilance Commissioner is the Chairperson. Statement 3 is incorrect: the cited law is the Central Vigilance Commission Act, 2003, not the RTI Act, 2005.
Q4Consider the following statements regarding the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013: 1. The Act provides for the establishment of Lokpal for the Union and Lokayukta for States. 2. The Act applies to public servants in and outside India. 3. The Act provides Lokayukta for the Union and Lokpal for States. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1 and 2 are correct: the Act establishes Lokpal for the Union and Lokayukta for States, and applies to public servants in and outside India. Statement 3 is incorrect because it reverses the Union-State arrangement.
Q5Consider the following statements regarding the Finance Commission's terms of reference: 1. It recommends distribution of net tax proceeds between the Union and the States. 2. It recommends principles governing grants-in-aid of the revenues of the States from the Consolidated Fund of India. 3. It recommends measures to augment the Consolidated Fund of India to supplement resources of Panchayats and Municipalities in a State. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1 and 2 are correct. Statement 3 is incorrect because the relevant recommendation concerns augmenting the Consolidated Fund of a State, not the Consolidated Fund of India, to supplement Panchayat and Municipal resources.
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6Consider the following statements regarding Mission Karmayogi and its associated platform Karmayogi Bharat: 1. Mission Karmayogi is the National Programme for Civil Services Capacity Building launched by the Government of India in September 2020. 2. The Karmayogi Bharat platform, also referred to as iGOT Karmayogi, is operated as a Special Purpose Vehicle under Section 8 of the Companies Act 2013. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
7Consider the following statements regarding NeSDA assessment design: 1. The biennial NeSDA study assesses States, Union Territories and focus Central Ministries on e-Governance service delivery. 2. The portals assessed under NeSDA are classified into two categories. 3. State/UT/Central Ministry portals are assessed on accessibility, content availability, ease of use, and information security and privacy. 4. Service portals are assessed only on the same four parameters and have no additional parameters. Which of the statements given above are correct?
8Consider the following statements about Mission Karmayogi / NPCSCB: 1. It aims to create a professional, well-trained and future-looking civil service aligned with India's developmental aspirations, national programmes and priorities. 2. Its key philosophy is to transition from a rules-based system to a roles-based system. 3. It has six key pillars, including policy, institutional, competency, digital learning, electronic human resource management, and monitoring and evaluation frameworks. 4. It is mandatory for all State Government employees and does not cover Union Government contractual employees. Which of the statements given above are correct?
9Consider the following statements regarding Citizens' Charters in India: 1. An Action Plan for Effective and Responsive Government was adopted at a Chief Ministers' Conference on 24 May 1997. 2. Citizens' Charters were required to include standards of service, time limits, grievance redress avenues and independent scrutiny. 3. DARPG had no role in coordinating or operationalising Citizens' Charters in India. Which of the statements given above are correct?
10Consider the following statements about the institutional framework of Mission Karmayogi: 1. The Prime Minister's Public Human Resource Council is conceived as the apex body for driving and providing strategic direction to civil-services reforms and capacity building. 2. A Cabinet Secretariat Coordination Unit under the chairmanship of the Cabinet Secretary monitors implementation of NPCSCB. 3. The Capacity Building Commission coordinates annual capacity-building plans and functionally supervises training institutions for a shared resource ecosystem. 4. Karmayogi Bharat is a privately owned company outside DoPT's administrative control. Which of the statements given above are correct?
11Consider the following statements about the Central Vigilance Commission: 1. The Central Vigilance Commission is a constitutional body created directly by the Constitution of India. 2. The Central Vigilance Commissioner is the Chairperson of the Commission. 3. The Central Vigilance Commission Act, 2003 provides for one Central Vigilance Commissioner and not more than four Vigilance Commissioners. 4. The Central Vigilance Commissioner and Vigilance Commissioners are appointed by the President after recommendation of a committee consisting of the Prime Minister, the Minister of Home Affairs and the Leader of the Opposition in the House of the People. Which of the statements given above are correct?
12Consider the following statements about proactive disclosure and urgent information under the RTI Act, 2005: 1. Every public authority is required to maintain records duly catalogued and indexed in a manner that facilitates the right to information. 2. Every public authority must publish specified particulars of its organisation, functions and duties within one hundred and twenty days of enactment. 3. Information concerning life or liberty of a person must be provided within forty-eight hours. 4. If a public authority misses the prescribed time limit, it may still charge the usual fee before releasing information. Which of the statements given above are correct?
13Consider the following statements about the Central Vigilance Commission Act, 2003: 1. The Act constitutes a body known as the Central Vigilance Commission to exercise powers and perform functions assigned under the Act. 2. The Commission consists of a Central Vigilance Commissioner and not more than two Vigilance Commissioners. 3. The Central Vigilance Commissioner and Vigilance Commissioners are appointed by the President by warrant under his hand and seal. 4. The Central Vigilance Commissioner holds office for four years or until attaining the age of sixty-five years, whichever is earlier. Which of the statements given above are correct?
14Consider the following statements regarding CPGRAMS: 1. CPGRAMS is an online system for grievance redress that has evolved since 2007. 2. CPGRAMS forwards online public grievances to Central Government bodies as well as the concerned State Governments. 3. Grievances received through post are kept outside CPGRAMS and are not digitised on the system. Which of the statements given above are correct?
15Consider the following statements about NeSDA: 1. NeSDA stands for National e-Governance Service Delivery Assessment. 2. The NeSDA framework is based on the Online Service Index of the UNDESA eGovernment Survey. 3. The NeSDA framework is a direct copy of the global index and is not customized for Indian States and Union Territories. 4. NeSDA was undertaken by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances. Which of the statements given above are correct?