Bureaucracy

Q.

What is decentralization in India?

Q. We are the officials who look after the day-to-day administration of the country under the public administrative system. In India, national level competitive exams are conducted to recruit us.

Who are we?

1. Journalists
2. Bureaucrats
3. Cabinet Ministers
4. Judges of High Courts

Q. X party was in power when Arun became the officer. After few years, Y party came into power. Arun was sad that he would be expected to work as per the new guidelines. What should Arun do now?

1. Arun will have to stop giving excuses and work hard.
2. Arun will have to adapt and work according to the new guidelines.
3. Arun will have to change his political party from X to Y.
4. Arun should resign and find another job.

Q. S1: UPSC conducts Civil Services Examination;
S2: UPSC stands for Union Public Service Committee;
S3: The President of India appoints the UPSC chairman and its members;
S4: Civil Services Examination is conducted to select candidates for the post of IPS and IAS.
Select which of the above statements is/are correct.

1. 1, 2, 3, 4
2. 1, 3
3. 1, 2, 4
4. 1, 3, 4

Q. Match the following:

*IPS - Indian Police Service
**IRS - Indian Railway Service

1. Recruitment Body
2. IRS**
3. IPS*

Q.

The executive department is led by whom (1) Governor (2) Chief minister

Q. S1: Bureaucrats make the public administration system dynamic.
S2: Bureaucrats ensure that people benefit from the policies and programmes formed by the government.
Select the relevant options.

1. S1: True; S2: True; S1 and S2 are dependent on each other
2. S1: False; S2: True
3. S1: True; S2: True; S1 and S2 are independent statements
4. S1: True; S2: False

Q. S1: The bureaucracy is a reverse hierarchical organisation where many people are at the top and few at lower levels.
S2: The employees are recruited based on their educational qualification.
Select the correct option from the following.

1. S1: True; S2: True; S1 and S2 are dependent on each other
2. S1: False; S2: True
3. S1: True; S2: False
4. S1: True; S2: True; S1 and S2 are independent statements

Q. Central Vigilance Commissioner shall hold office for a term of ______ years from the date on which he enters upon his office.

1. 4
2. 2
3. 3
4. 1

Q. I hold a position of great prestige in the Indian democracy. I am indirectly elected.

One of my many powers and responsibilities is the appointment of the Chairman of the Union Public Service Commission. Who am I?

1. Speaker of Lok Sabha
2. President of India
3. Chief Justice of India
4. Prime Minister

Q. Chintu became an IPS officer but was sad that he did not become an IAS officer. His dream was to become an IAS officer. Which of the following would be the most appropriate advice for him?

1. He should retake the exam as the exams are conducted every month.
2. He should accept the offer and work as IPS officer and forget his dream
3. He should reject the offer and apply for a private job.
4. He should take the offer and also reattempt the exam and become an IAS officer.

Q.

State which of the following are null or empty set?

The set of teacher teaching you.

Q. Which of the following statements are true with reference to the Indian bureaucracy?

1. The organisation is hierarchical.
2. Bureaucrats are expected to maintain political neutrality.
3. The bureaucracy is shuffled every time a new Cabinet is instituted.
4. Bureaucrats are the point of contact between the people and the government.

Q. ntAt a certain conference of 100 people , there are 29 indian women , 23 indian men.of these i ndian people 4 are doctor and 24 of them are either doctor or men. there are no foreign doctors . how many foreigners are attending the conference ? how many women doctors are there in the conference ?n

Q. 'X' is the diplomatic civil service under Group A and Group B of the Central Civil Services of the executive branch of the Government of India. The service is entrusted to conduct international relations. Officers of this service represent India in its Embassies, High Commissions, Consulates, and Permanent Missions to multilateral organisations like UN.

Identify 'X'.

1. Indian Foreign Service
2. Indian Administrative Service
3. Indian Railway Service
4. Indian Police Service

Q. Which of the following is not a national level service?

1. Indian Religious Services
2. Indian Administrative Service
3. Indian Foreign Service
4. Indian Railway Service

Q. Suresh is an officer of the Indian Railway Personnel Service. He currently lives in Delhi. Which of the following bodies is Suresh likely to be working for?

1. Northern Railways Headquarters under the Ministry of Railways
2. Bombardier India, Delhi Headquarters
3. Delhi Municipal Corporation (DMC)
4. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC)

Q. _______ is a system which helps the government execute plans and programmes for the country and also makes public administration system dynamic.

1. Artificial intelligence
2. Bureaucracy
3. Public sector
4. Business administration

Q. What is the initial step for the recruitment of employees to various departments of the government?

1. Payment of fees
2. Nomination by government officials
3. The Civil Services examinations
4. Political campaigning

Q. My powers mirror those of the President, but at the state level. I am appointed by the President.

Within my state, I am the ceremonial head. I am called the 'First Citizen' of the state. I appoint the Chairman and the members of the State Public Service Commission.

Who am I?

1. Mayor
2. Governor
3. Chief Minister
4. Chief Justice of High Court

Q. The UPSC has been established under the _________.

1. Article 320
2. Article 315
3. Article 325
4. Article 335

Q. Statement 1: The Indian Revenue Service and the Indian Postal Service are both Group A Central Services.

Statement 2: State Services are feeder services for the All India Services.

Taking the above statements into consideration, select the services for which recruitment is carried out by the Union Public Service Commission.

1. Indian Postal Service
2. Provincial Civil Service (Uttar Pradesh)
3. Indian Administrative Service
4. Andhra Pradesh State Civil Service

Q. Which of the following is not a characteristic of Bureaucracy?

1. Transparency
2. Politically neutral
3. Permanent in nature
4. Anonymity

Q. ____ constitute(s) for the constitutional institutions and play(s) a major role in selecting employees for the public administration.

1. UPSC
2. State PSC's
3. Chief Minister
4. Transport Minister

Q. Pick the odd one out.
Hint: They are not part of Civil Services.

1. Lawyers of High Court
2. Central government employees
3. Public sector employees
4. State government employees

Q. Which of the following is/are the responsibilities of the bureaucrats?

1. Elect the candidates for PM position
2. Spy on the officers and ensure corrupt free nation
3. Plan for utilisation of humans and materials
4. Initiate policies to resolve issues

Q. The candidates in the Indian Administrative Service cadre are first appointed as .

1. Collectors
2. Chief Ministers
3. Headmen
4. Secretaries

Q. From the following options, select the ones which form part of the process of recruitment for the Indian Civil Services.

1. Interviews
2. Screening tests
3. Educational tours
4. Written examinations
5. Internships

Q.

In a lever of class-I, the _____ is in the middle.

Q. Of the following options, which one is not a subset of the Indian Civil Services?

1. Indian Administrative Service
2. Corps of Military Police
3. Indian Police Service
4. Indian Forest Service