R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre.) Examination, 2007 Solved Question Paper (Indian History)

R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre.) Examination, 2007 Solved Paper

Indian History

(Held on 23-12-2007)

1. The Sikh Kingdom of Punjab was annexed by the English East India Company in—
(A) 1836
(B) 1839
(C) 1849
(D) 1852
Ans : (C)

2. The Kol Uprising of 1831 started in—
(A) Gujarat
(B) Bengal
(C) Rajputana
(D) Chota Nagpur
Ans : (D)

3. Who led the Revolt of the Bareilly troops in 1857 ?
(A) Kunwar Singh
(B) Bakht Khan
(C) Azimullah
(D) Maulvi Ahmadullah
Ans : (All the four options of the question are not correct.)
Khan Bahadur Khan, the successor of the former ruler (Nawab) of Rohilkhand, led the Revolt of the Bareilly troops in 1857.

4. Who among the following leaders of the Revolt of 1857 declared himself to be the Governor of Bahadur Shah ?
(A) Nana Sahib
(B) Tantia Tope
(C) Kunwar Singh
(D) Bakht Khan
Ans : (All the four options of the question are not correct.)
Khan Bahadur Khan of Bareilly, declared himself to be the Governor (Nazim) of Bahadur Shah.
Nana Sahib declared himself as Peshwa, Kunwar Singh was a Zamindar of Bihar, Tantia Tope was the army-chief of Nana Sahib and Bakht Khan was the army-chief of Bahadur Shah.

5. The first Indian Factories’ Act was passed in—
(A) 1881
(B) 1885
(C) 1891
(D) 1894
Ans : (A)

6. Which of the following was not a consequence of the British Land Revenue Policy in India ?
(A) Increasing impoverishment of the peasants
(B) Growing peasant indebted-ness
(C) The spread of landlordism
(D) The ruin of artisan indus-tries
Ans : (D)

7. The Archaeological Survey of India was set up during the Viceroyalty of—
(A) Lord Lytton
(B) Lord Ripon
(C) Lord Dufferin
(D) Lord Curzon
Ans : (D)

8. Who was known as ‘The Grand Old Man of India’ ?
(A) B.G. Tilak
(B) G.K. Gokhale
(C) Mahatma Gandhi
(D) Dadabhai Naoroji
Ans : (D)

9. The most important Pre-Con-gress Nationalist Organisation was—
(A) The Indian Association of Calcutta
(B) Poona Sarvajanik Sabha
(C) Bombay Presidency Asso-ciation
(D) The Madras Mahajan Sabha
Ans : (A)

10. Who among the following was a leader of Prarthana Samaj ?
(A) Gopal Hari Deshmukh
(B) Vasudeo Balwant Phadke
(C) R.G. Bhandarkar
(D) G.K. Gokhale
Ans : (C)

11. All India Women’s Conference was founded in—
(A) 1922
(B) 1927
(C) 1929
(D) 1932
Ans : (B) The All India Women’s Con-ference (AIWC), one of the oldest voluntary organization in the country was founded in 1927 by Margaret Cousins, an Irish Lady, who had made India her home. AIWC original concern was women’s education but grad-ually it took up various social and economic issues concerning women, such as Purdah, Child Marriage, Traf-ficking, Women’s Property Right etc.
Today, AIWC has over 1,00,000 members in 500 branches all over country. It is recognized as a premier organization working for Women’s Development and Empowerment.

12. Who among the following oppo-sed the Age of Consent Bill of 1891 ?
(A) Swami Dayanand
(B) Rabindranath Tagore
(C) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(D) Surendranath Sen
Ans : (C)

13. The worst famine in India under the British rule occurred in—
(A) 1860–61
(B) 1876–78
(C) 1896–97
(D) 1899–1900
Ans : (B)

14. The first textile mill was started in Bombay in the year—
(A) 1853
(B) 1855
(C) 1866
(D) 1879
Ans : (A)

15. Abhinava Bharat organised in 1904 was—
(A) a secret society of revolu-tionary activists
(B) a newspaper advocating revolutionary activities
(C) a cultural organisation
(D) a trade union movement
Ans : (A)

16. A newspaper Al Hilal was brought out in 1912 by—
(A) Dr. M.A. Ansari
(B) Hakim Ajmal Khan
(C) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
(D) Maulana Muhammad Ali
Ans : (C) The Al-Hilal was a news-paper established by Indian leader Maulana Abul Kalam Azad and used as a medium for criticism of the British Raj in India. The newspaper also espoused the cause of the Indian independence movement and exhorted Indian Muslims to join the movement. The newspaper was shut down under the Press Act of 1914.

17. The cancellation of the partition of Bengal was announced in—
(A) 1909
(B) 1911
(C) 1913
(D) 1916
Ans : (B)

18. Who criticised Indians for having lost touch with the rest of the World ?
(A) Raja Rammohan Roy
(B) Sayyed Ahmad Khan
(C) Vivekananda
(D) Swami Dayanand
Ans : (C)

19. All India Harijan Sangh was founded by—
(A) B.R. Ambedkar
(B) Mahatma Gandhi
(C) Jotiba Phule
(D) B.M. Malabari
Ans : (B)

20. Who among the following was not a leader of militant nationa-lism ?
(A) Rajnarain Bose
(B) V.S. Chiplunkar
(C) Arbindo Ghosh
(D) Sasipada Bannerjee
Ans : (A)

21. Who among the following was the leader of Bihar Kisan Sabha ?
(A) Sahajanand Saraswati
(B) Baba Ramchandra
(C) Vijay Singh Pathik
(D) Shraddhanand
Ans : (A)

22. Who became the Vice-President of the Viceroy’s Council in the Interim Government of 1946-47 ?
(A) C. Rajagopalachari
(B) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(C) Jawahar Lal Nehru
(D) M.A. Jinnah
Ans : (C)


23. Who among the following woman social reformers was called ‘Pandita’ ?
(A) Gangabai
(B) Ramabai
(C) Sister Subbalaksmi
(D) Annie Besant
Ans : (B)

24. Who was the leader of No Tax Campaign of the peasants orga-nised in 1928 ?
(A) S.A. Dange
(B) Baba Ramchandra
(C) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
(D) Subhash Chandra Bose
Ans : (C)

25. The Second Civil Disobedience Movement was started by Mahatma Gandhi in—
(A) 1928
(B) 1930
(C) 1932
(D) 1934
Ans : (C)

26. An All India Strike by Postal and Telegraph Workers started in—
(A) November, 1945
(B) February, 1946
(C) July, 1946
(D) August, 1946
Ans : (B)

27. Samhita is—
(A) Collection of hymns
(B) Text on grammar
(C) Text on Ayurveda
(D) Forest treatises
Ans : (A)

28. Which of the following state-ments is not true about Rigvedic Aryans ?
(A) They lived in villages.
(B) They did not know gamb-ling.
(C) They practised polygamy.
(D) Family was the unit of social life.
Ans : (B)

29. Early Vedic society was organi-sed in—
(A) Janas
(B) Jati
(C) Rajanya
(D) Sabha
Ans : (A)

30. Who was the author of Astadh-yayi ?
(A) Patanjali
(B) Panini
(C) Magha
(D) Visakhadatta
Ans : (B) Panini was an ancient Indian grammarian from Gandhara. He is known for his Sanskrit gram-mar, particularly for his formula-tion of the 3,959 rules of Sanskrit morphology in the grammar known as Ashtadhyayi, the foundational text of the gram-matical branch of the vedanga, the auxiliary scholarly discipline of vedic religion. The Ashtadh-yayi is the earliest known gram-mar of Sanskrit, and the earliest known work on descriptive ling-uistics, generative linguistics, and together with the work of his immediate predecessors stands at the beginning of the history of linguistics itself.

31. Which of the following metal was not used by the people of the Indus Civilization ?
(A) Iron
(B) Bronze
(C) Gold
(D) Silver
Ans : (A)

32. Which of the following Harap-pan sites is located in Gujarat ?
(A) Banawali
(B) Sanghol
(C) Mudiala Kalan
(D) Surkotada
Ans : (D) Surkotada is an archaeolo-gical site located in India. It is famous for horse remains dated to ca. 2008 BCE. The site at Surkotada is located 160 km north east of Bhuj, in the District of Kutch, Gujarat.

33. The hallmark of Vedic religion and culture was—
(A) Dhyana
(B) Brahmacharya
(C) Puja
(D) Yajna
Ans : (D)

34. Under whose patronage was the Sangam literature composed ?
(A) Cholas
(B) Cheras
(C) Pandyas
(D) Chalukyas
Ans : (C)

35. What is the language of the Sangam literature ?
(A) Tamil
(B) Pali
(C) Prakrit
(D) Sanskrit
Ans : (A)

36. Which of the following ideas is not associated with Buddhism ?
(A) Sila
(B) Prajna
(C) Pitru
(D) Dhyana
Ans : (C)

37. The highest goal in Buddhism is—
(A) Nirvana
(B) Madhyama Marga
(C) Vinaya
(D) Atmavad
Ans : (A)

38. The Third Buddhist Council was convened at—
(A) Takshasila
(B) Sarnath
(C) Bodhgaya
(D) Pataliputra
Ans : (D) The third Buddhist Council was convenced in about 250 BCE at Asokarama in Patilputra, under the patronage of Emperor Asoka. The reason for convening the third Buddhist Council is reported to have been to red the sangha of corruption and bogus monks who held heretical views. It was presided over by the Elder Moggaliutta Tissa and one thou-sand monks participated in the Council.

39. Who among the following scho-lars wrote ‘History of Dharam Sastra’ ?
(A) D.P. Chattopadhyay
(B) P.V. Kane
(C) A.S. Altekar
(D) D.C. Sarkar
Ans : (B) History of Dharmasastra, with subtitle Ancient and Medie-val Religious and Civil Law in India, is a monumental five-volume work consisting of around 6,500 pages, and was written by Dr. Pandurang Vaman Kane, an indologist. The first volume of the work was publi-shed in 1930 and the last one in 1962. The work is considered as Dr. Kane’s Magnum opus in English.

40. Who among the following argued that the Aryans came from Central Asia ?
(A) B.G. Tilak
(B) Brandenstein
(C) William Jones
(D) V.A. Smith
Ans : (B)

41. According to tradition, how many Sangam were held ?
(A) Two
(B) Three
(C) Four
(D) Five
Ans : (D)

42. Which of the following terms denotes a market centre ?
(A) Prasada
(B) Nigama
(C) Grama
(D) Nadi
Ans : (B)

43. Which of the following denotes a land revenue term ?
(A) Vivita
(B) Bhaga
(C) Sulka
(D) Kara
Ans : (B)

44. Which of the following officers according to Arthasastra was entrusted with the collection of revenue ?
(A) Sitadhyaksa
(B) Sansthadhyaksa
(C) Samahartta
(D) Sannidhata
Ans : (C)

45. Megasthenes divided Indian society into—
(A) Four groups
(B) Seven groups
(C) Eight groups
(D) Twelve groups
Ans : (B)

46. The Mauryan King Bindusara faced the rebellion of the people of—
(A) Kosala
(B) Nalanda
(C) Kalinga
(D) Takshasila
Ans : (D)

47. Which sect was initially called Nirgrantha ?
(A) Buddhist
(B) Jaina
(C) Ajivika
(D) Pashupata
Ans : (B)

48. Which of the following is regar-ded as the early Jaina Text ?
(A) Sutra Kritang
(B) Tripatika
(C) Mahavastu-Avdana
(D) Avdana Kalpalata
Ans : (A)

49. Which of the following is a Harappan port ?
(A) Alexandria
(B) Lothal
(C) Mahasthangarh
(D) Nagapattanam
Ans : (B)

50. The commonest term for peasan-try in early medieval North India is—
(A) Kutumbin
(B) Bhogin
(C) Baddhahalika
(D) Swami
Ans : (A)

51. By Mauryan times the main sea-port of the Ganges basin was—
(A) Sopara
(B) Bhragukachchha
(C) Patala
(D) Tamralipti
Ans : (D)

52. Which of the following is not an Antyaja ?
(A) Chandala
(B) Rajaka
(C) Nata
(D) Yavana
Ans : (D)

53. Buddhism was introduced into Tibet from—
(A) The Pala Empire
(B) Harsha Vardhana’s State
(C) The Kushana State
(D) The Mauryan State
Ans : (A)

54. Which of the following state-ments is not true of Ashoka’s Dhamma ?
(A) There was a stress on non-violence
(B) Capital punishment was discontinued
(C) Donation to Brahmans was stressed
(D) There was a concern for master-servant relationship
Ans : (B)

55. Which of the following commo-dities was a major item of export trade in the Kusana period ?
(A) Cotton textiles
(B) Horse
(C) Gold
(D) Paper
Ans : (A)

56. Who among the following is described as a fabulously rich merchant in Buddhist Jatakas ?
(A) Vanik
(B) Sarthavaha
(C) Setthi
(D) Apanika
Ans : (C)

57. Alberuni’s account of India is—
(A) Kitab-ul-Hind
(B) Chachnama
(C) Futuh-us-Salatin
(D) Tarikh-i-Yamini
Ans : (A)

58. Wali under the Sultans of Delhi was—
(A) Provincial Governor
(B) Head of Revenue Depart-ment
(C) Minister with full powers
(D) Head of the State news-agency
Ans : (A)

59. Amir Khusro describes the mili-tary campaigns of Jalal-ud-din Khalji in his work—
(A) Nuh Sipihar
(B) Mifta-ul-Futuh
(C) Qiran-us Sadain
(D) Khazain-ul-Futuh
Ans : (B)

60. The most powerful Kings of Northern India in the 9th and 10th Centuries were—
(A) The Palas
(B) The Chahmanas
(C) The Rashtrakutas
(D) The Gurjara Pratiharas
Ans : (D)

61. Who declared that there were no slaves in India ?
(A) Kautilya
(B) Megasthenes
(C) Patanjali
(D) Fahien
Ans : (B)

62. The view that the Rajputs were descendents of the Vedic Aryans is expressed by—
(A) James Tod
(B) Dashrath Sharma
(C) V.A. Smith
(D) C.V. Vaidya
Ans : (D)

63. Which Sultan replaced the system of measurement of land by crop sharing in the Khalisa areas ?
(A) Balban
(B) Ala-ud-din Khalji
(C) Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq
(D) Muhammad Tughlaq
Ans : (C)

64. Who among the following Vijay-anagara rulers bore the title of Gajabentakara ?
(A) Krishna Deva Raya
(B) Deva Raya II
(C) Deva Raya I
(D) Rama Raya
Ans : (B)

65. Which Vijayanagara ruler sent an embassy to China ?
(A) Harihara I
(B) Krishna Deva Raya
(C) Bukka I
(D) Saluva Narasimha
Ans : (C)

66. The Sultan Ghari was built as the mausoleum of—
(A) Qutab-ud-din Aibak
(B) Rukh-ud-din Firoj
(C) Nasir-ud-din Mahmud
(D) Kaikubad
Ans : (C)

67. The first Madrasa at Delhi namely “Madrasae Muizz” was established by—
(A) Qutub-ud-din Aibak
(B) Iltutmish
(C) Nasir-ud-din Mahmud
(D) Balban
Ans : (B)

68. Officer in-charge of royal household under the Sultans of Delhi was designated—
(A) Amir-i-hajib
(B) Wakil-i-dar
(C) Barid-i-mumalik
(D) Mustaufi-i-mumalik
Ans : (B)

69. The Chishti Saint who founded a branch of Chishti Silsilah in Gulbarga was—
(A) Shaikh Nasir-ud-din Chirag-i-Delhi
(B) Gesu Daraz
(C) Shaikh Hamid-ud-din Nagori
(D) Jalal-ud-din Tabrizi
Ans : (B)

70. Who among the following was not a Nirguni Bhakti Saint ?
(A) Shankardev
(B) Raidas
(C) Dadu
(D) Dhanna
Ans : (A)

71. Bhramar Geet were composed by—
(A) Mirabai
(B) Nabhadas
(C) Surdas
(D) Haridas
Ans : (C)

72. Select the correct chronology of dynasties that ruled Vijayana-gara ?
(A) Sangama, Tuluva, Saluva, Aravidu
(B) Tuluva, Sangama, Saluva, Aravidu
(C) Aravidu, Sangama, Tuluva, Saluva
(D) Sangama, Saluva, Tuluva, Aravidu
Ans : (D)

73. The largest administrative divi-sion in Vijayanagara was—
(A) Kottam
(B) Rajyam
(C) Kurram
(D) Nadu
Ans : (B)

74. Pushti Marg was founded by—
(A) Chaitanya
(B) Vallabhacharya
(C) Ramananda
(D) Nimbarka
Ans : (B)

75. Which of the following rulers of Bikaner was deposed by Jahan-gir ?
(A) Raja Rai Singh
(B) Raja Sur Singh
(C) Raja Dalpat Singh
(D) Raja Karan Singh
Ans : (A)

76. Who is the author of Safinat-ul-Aulia ?
(A) Shaikh Ahmad Sarhindi
(B) Mohsin Fani
(C) Dara Shukoh
(D) Jahandar Shah
Ans : (C)

77. Who made the Madad-i-maash grants completely hereditary ?
(A) Akbar
(B) Shahjahan
(C) Aurangzeb
(D) Bahadur Shah
Ans : (D)

78. The Ibadatkhana was closed in the year—
(A) 1579
(B) 1580
(C) 1582
(D) 1583
Ans : (C)

79. Who among the following Mughal Emperors made serious attempt to annex Trans-Oxiana ?
(A) Humayun
(B) Akbar
(C) Jahangir
(D) Shahjahan
Ans : (D)

80. Cultivation of tobacco was intro-duced in India during the reign of—
(A) Akbar
(B) Jahangir
(C) Shahjahan
(D) Aurangzeb
Ans : (B)

81. In 1585 Akbar shifted his capital to—
(A) Kabul
(B) Lahore
(C) Fatehpur Sikri
(D) Multan
Ans : (B)

82. Nasaq during the Mughal Period was—
(A) A system of land revenue assessment
(B) A unit of measurement of land
(C) A Zamindari territory
(D) Revenue free land grant
Ans : (A) Nasaq–A subordinate met-hod of revenue assessment which could be used under some major method of assessment. In this method, the revenue was asses-sed on the basis of the previous figures of assessment.

83. Which of the following mosques is entirely made of marble ?
(A) Jama Masjid at Sikri
(B) Moti Masjid in the Agra Fort
(C) Qila-i-Kuhna Masjid in the Purana Qila of Delhi
(D) Jama Masjid of Delhi
Ans : (B)

84. Who among the following is the first comprehensive historian of the Marathas ?
(A) M.G. Ranade
(B) G.S. Sardesai
(C) James Cuningham Grant Duff
(D) C.A. Kincaid
Ans : (C)

85. Who among the following rulers patronized musician Lal Khan Gun Samudra ?
(A) Hussain Shah Sharqi
(B) Islam Shah Sur
(C) Ibrahim Adil Shah II
(D) Shahjahan
Ans : (D)

86. Dastan-i-Amir-i-Hamza was illu-strated during the reign of—
(A) Humayun
(B) Akbar
(C) Jahangir
(D) Shahjahan
Ans : (B)

87. The English East India Company obtained the lease of Madras in—
(A) 1611
(B) 1623
(C) 1639
(D) 1646
Ans : (C)

88. Who among the following was imprisoned by the Mughal Emp-eror Jahangir ?
(A) Gosain Jadrup
(B) Miyan Mir
(C) Guru Ramdas
(D) Shaikh Ahmad Sarhindi
Ans : (D)

89. In 1739 the Portuguese lost their possessions of Salsette and Bas-sein to—
(A) The Dutch
(B) The English
(C) The Mughals
(D) The Marathas
Ans : (D)

90. Lohgarh Fort was built by—
(A) Guru Hargovind
(B) Guru Teg Bahadur
(C) Guru Govind Singh
(D) Banda Bahadur
Ans : (C)

91. In 1585-86 the only Rajput who held the mansab of 5000 was—
(A) Raja Bhagwant Das
(B) Raja Raisingh of Bikaner
(C) Raja Man Singh
(D) Rai Surjan Hada
Ans : (C)

92. Who introduced the Mughal land revenue system in the Deccan ?
(A) Mahabat Khan
(B) Mirza Raja Jaisingh
(C) Diler Khan
(D) Murshid Kuli Khan
Ans : (D)

93. Which one of the following acco-rding to Bernier was the owner of land in India ?
(A) The Zamindar
(B) The King
(C) The Khud Kashta
(D) The Village Community
Ans : (B)

94. Haidar Ali established his autho-rity over the State of Mysore in—
(A) 1755
(B) 1761
(C) 1764
(D) 1766
Ans : (B) Haider Ali, born in 1721 in an obscure family, started his career as a petty officer in the Mysore Army. Though uneducated, he possessed a keen intellect and was a man of great energy, daring and determination. Haider Ali soon found his opportunity in the wars which in valved Mysore for more than twenty years. He established a Modern arsenal in Dindigal in 1755 with the help of French experts. In 1761 he overthrew Nanjaraj and established his authority over the Mysore state.

95. In 1751 the Nawab of Bengal ceded Orissa to—
(A) The English East India Company
(B) The Nawab of Avadh
(C) The Marathas
(D) The Afghans
Ans : (C)

96. Which Peshwa started a long campaign against the sidis of Janjira ?
(A) Balaji Vishwanath
(B) Baji Rao I
(C) Balaji Baji Rao
(D) Madhav Rao
Ans : (B) Baji Rao I was a bold and brilliant commander and an ambitious and clever statesman. He has been described as the greatest exponent of Guerrila tactics after Shivaji hed by Baji Rao, the Marathas waged nume-rous campaigns against the Mughal Empire. In 1733, Baji Rao started a long campaign against the sidis of Janjira and in the end expelled them from the main-land.

97. Who was the founder of the Widow Remarriage Association in the 19th century ?
(A) Raja Rammohan Roy
(B) Vishnu Shastri Pandit
(C) Ramabai
(D) Gopal Hari Deshmukh
Ans : (B)

98. Shahu was granted the Chauth and Sardeshmukhi of the Deccan during the reign of—
(A) Bahadur Shah
(B) Jahandar Shah
(C) Farrukh Siyar
(D) Muhammad Shah
Ans : (C)

99. Farrukh Siyar was deposed and killed by—
(A) Zulfiqar Khan
(B) Jahandar Shah
(C) The Sayyed Brothers
(D) Saadat Khan
Ans : (C) Farrukh Siyar owed his victory to the Sayyed brothers. Abdullah Khan and Hussain Ali Khan Barahow who were there-fore given the offices of Wazir and Mir Bakshi respectively. The two brothers soon acquired domi-nant control over the affairs of the state. Farrukh Siyar lacked the capacity of rule. He was cowardly, cruel, undependable and faithless. In 1719, Farrukh Siyar was deposed and killed by Sayyed brothers.

100. The founder of the autonomous kingdom of Avadh was—
(A) Saadat Khan Burhan-ul-Mulk
(B) Safdar Jang
(C) Murshid Kuli Khan
(D) Hussain Kuli Khan
Ans : (A) The Subah of Avadh, exten-ding from Kannauj district in the west to the river Karmanasa in the east, was a large and pros-perous region. It became virtually independent in 1722 when a Persian Shia adventurer named Saadat Khan was appointed its governor by Muhammad Shah.

R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre.) Examination, 2007 Solved Paper

R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre.) Examination, 2007 Solved Paper
Public Administration
(Held on 23-12-2007)

1. The term ‘Economic and Social Planning’ is included in Indian Constitution. In which part of following this provision has been made ?
(A) Directive Principles for State Policy
(B) Preamble of Constitution
(C) Union List
(D) Concurrent List
Ans : (D)

2.The tenure system for Civil Services in India was started during the period of—
(A) Bentinck
(B) Cornwallis
(C) Curzon
(D) Montagu
Ans : (C)

3. Match list-I with list-II and select the correct answer—
List-I (Kind of Budget)
(a) Line Item Budget
(b) Performance Budget
(c) Planning Programming Budget.
(d) Zero-based Budget.
List-II (Basic Orientation of Budget)
1. Control
2. Decision making
3. Management
4. Planning
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 1 3 4 2
(B) 1 3 2 4
(C) 1 2 3 4
(D) 1 4 2 3
Ans : (A)

4. Under which Article of Constitution the Governor of State is bound to lay before House of Legislature the Annual Financial Statement of State ?
(A) Article-111
(B) Article-117
(C) Article-202
(D) Article-203
Ans : (C)

5. Who was the first Lokayukta of Rajasthan ?
(A) K.P.S. Menon
(B) I.G. Dua
(C) D.P. Gupta
(D) M.C. Jain
Ans : (C)

6. Who is in-charge of Office of Public Service and Science in Britain ?
(A) Cabinet Secretary
(B) The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
(C) Lord Chancellor
(D) Chancellor of Exchequer
Ans : (A)

7. Personnel administration of employees of Zila Parishad and Panchayat Samiti in Rajasthan is managed by—
(A) Zila Parishad
(B) State Government
(C) District Administration
(D) Zila Establishment Committee
Ans : (A)

8. Who will make rules for the more convenient transaction of business of Government of India and for allocation among Ministers of the said business ?
(A) President
(B) Cabinet Secretariat
(C) Prime Minister
(D) Parliament
Ans : (A)

9. Which one is not characteristics of ‘Sala Model’ of Riggs ?
(A) Actual behaviour is similar to formal expectations
(B) Institutional corruption
(C) Nepotism in recruitment
(D) Above all
Ans : (A)

10. Discussion on organisation of Planning Commission is incomplete without reference to its attached bodies. Consider the following—
1. Programme Evaluation Organisation
2. National Informatic Centre
3. Plan Finance Division
4. Department of Rural Development
Which organisations are attached to Planning Commission ?
Codes :
(A) 1 and 2
(B) 1 and 3
(C) 2 and 3
(D) 1 and 4
Ans : (A)

11. In which year the institution of Lokayukta was established in Rajasthan ?
(A) 1970
(B) 1971
(C) 1972
(D) 1973
Ans : (D)

12. Who had recommended for productive planning with a constitutional status in India ?
(A) Pt. Jawaharlal, Nehru
(B) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(C) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
(D) K.C. Neogi
Ans : (C)

13. ‘The Collector sometimes when overburdened with work, grumbles that he has the life of a dog, but knows that he has work of a man.’ Who said it ?
(A) L.S.S.O. Malley
(B) Ramsay MacDonald
(C) Mangat Rai
(D) P.R. Dubhasi
Ans : (A)

14. The CLECTS is prismatic society of Riggs are—
(A) Elite groups who use traditional clouts to win election
(B) Hereditary leaders of castegroup
(C) Elected leader of middle class
(D) Influential political leader
Ans : (A)

15. The Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration in England is Parliamentary Ombudsman.
Consider the following—
1. Is independent of Government.
2. Investigates complaints referred through Member of Parliament.
3. Investigates complaint about Government policy.
4. Reports his findings to Member of Parliament.
What are the characteristics of Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration ?
Codes :
(A) 1 and 2
(B) 1, 2 and 3
(C) 1, 2 and 4
(D) Above all
Ans : (C)

16. According to Likert, which of the following types of leadership is the most successful and effective ?
(A) Exploitative-authoritative
(B) Benevolent-authoritative
(C) Participative
(D) Consultative
Ans : (C)

17. Consider the following steps—
1. Identification of problem
2. Search for alternatives
3. Evaluation of alternatives
4. Comparison of alternatives
Which of the above is the correct step of decision-making ?
(A) 1, 4, 3, 2
(B) 1, 3, 2, 4
(C) 1, 2, 4, 3
(D) 1, 2, 3, 4
Ans : (C)

18. 16. Who has coined the term Cybernetics ?
(A) Weaver
(B) Wilber Schramm
(C) Claude Shannon
(D) Norbert Weiner
Ans : (D)

According to Likert, which of the following types of leadership is the most successful and effective ?
(A) Exploitative-authoritative
(B) Benevolent-authoritative
(C) Participative
(D) Consultative
Ans : (C)
19. The Theory X assumption did not cover which of the following ?
(A) Most of workers not inherently dislike work
(B) Most of people must be coerced, controlled or threatened for the achievement of organizational goals
(C) The average human being prefers to be directed
(D) They have relatively little ambitions and wants
Ans : (A)

20. Which one of the following is covered under Eleventh Schedule of the Indian Constitution ?
(A) Union List
(B) State List
(C) Allocation of seats in the Council of States
(D) Jurisdiction of functions of Panchayats
Ans : (D)

21. In a communication process, the sender of information seeks to establish a commonness with the receiver of information.
Consider the following—
1. When interacting with others, words, letters etc. are used.
2. Two or more persons are involved in communication.
3. The interaction process is motivated by sharing of information towards common
ends.
4. Above all.
What are the characteristics of communication ?
Codes :
(A) 1
(B) 4
(C) 3
(D) 2
Ans : (B)

22. Which of the following Provisions of Indian Constitution provides constitutional safeguards to Civil Servants ?
(A) Article 309
(B) Article 310
(C) Article 311
(D) Article 32
Ans : (C)

23. Before the introduction of money bill in Lok Sabha, whose recommendation is necessary ?
(A) President
(B) Prime-Minister
(C) Speaker
(D) Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
Ans : (A)

24. The reservation in appointments in favour of any backward class has a constitutional base. In which Article of Indian Constitution such provision has been made ?
(A) Article 16(i)
(B) Article 16(ii)
(C) Article 16(iii)
(D) Article 16(iv)
Ans : (D)

25. Match list-I with list-II and select the correct answer—
List-I (Statements)
(a) Budget is series of goals with price tag attached.
(b) Finance is the fuel of Administrative Machinery.
(c) Government is Finance.
(d) All undertakings depend upon finance, hence foremost, attention shall be paid to the treasury.
List-II (Thinkers)
1. Kautilya
2. Lloyd George
3. P. K. Wattal
4. Aron Wildavski
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 4 2 1 3
(B) 1 2 3 4
(C) 3 1 4 2
(D) 4 3 2 1
Ans : (D)

26. Match list-I with list-II and select the correct answer —
List-I (Thinkers)
(a) Mouney and Reiley
(b) Etzioni
(c) Marvick
(d) Gouldner
List-II (Kinds of Leadership)
1. Institutionists, Specials, Hybrids.
2. Titular Leaders, controller, true organisers.
3. Officials, Informal Leaders, Formal Leaders.
4. Locals and Cosmopolitans.
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 2 3 1 4
(B) 1 3 2 4
(C) 1 2 4 3
(D) 2 1 4 3
Ans : (B)

27. Which one of the following is not the merit of Rank classification ?
(A) It is easy to understand and administer
(B) It defines the contents of any job in detail
(C) It encourages career opportunities
(D) It attracts competent persons to the service
Ans : (B)

28. Match list-I with list-II and select the correct—
List-I (Item)
(a) Constitution of Municipalities
(b) Reservation of seats in Municipal bodies.
(c) State Finance Commission.
(d) Term of Municipalities.
List-II (Articles of the Constitution)
1. 343 Q
2. 243 T
3. 243 Y
4. 243 U
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 1 2 4 3
(B) 1 2 3 4
(C) 3 2 1 4
(D) 1 4 3 2
Ans : (B)

29. Which one of the following Writs gives the direction to an official for performance of duty ?
(A) Habeas Corpus
(B) Mandamus
(C) Certiorari
(D) Quo-Warranto
Ans : (B)

30. Which of the following are the tools of budgetary control exercised by the Parliament ?
1. Cut Motions
2. Financial Committees of Parliament.
3. Comptroller and Auditor General of India.
4. Approval of estimates for demands.
Codes :
(A) 1 and 2
(B) 1 and 3
(C) 2 and 3
(D) Above all
Ans : (D)

31. Which one of the following is not the function of Public Officials ?
(A) To implement Government Policy
(B) To advise the political executive on policy matters
(C) To maintain Public relations
(D) To make the decision on policy
Ans : (D)

32. Which one of the following statements is not correct in respect of French Civil Services ?
(A) Recruitment and training are combined in the ENA
(B) The corps is a basic unit of Civil Services
(C) Ecole Polytechnique does not conduct training for higher technical corps
(D) It is elitist and very legalistic
Ans : (C)

33. ‘No Tax shall be levied or collected except by authority of Law’. Which Article of Indian Constitution provides this ?
(A) 110
(B) 117
(C) 265
(D) 266
Ans : (C)

34. The elections for various Panchayati Raj bodies in Rajasthan are managed by—
(A) Election Commission
(B) State Election Commission
(C) Directorate of Panchayati Raj
(D) Zila Parishad
Ans : (B)

35. The body of apex of the system of Administrative Court in France is the—
(A) Constitutional Council
(B) Economic and Social Council
(C) Council of State
(D) Court of Accounts
Ans : (C)

36. Who among the following is considered as first comparativist in Public Administration ?
(A) Woodrow Wilson
(B) Goodnow
(C) L.D. White
(D) Fred Riggs
Ans : (A)

37. Which of the following is not characteristic of Development Administration ?
(A) Goal orientation
(B) Change orientation
(C) Result orientation
(D) Effectiveness
Ans : (C)

38. Which one of the following is not correct about anonymity of Civil Servants ?
(A) They cannot be criticised by name in the Legislature
(B) The minister concerned defends actions of Civil servant of his department
(C) Civil servants perform their official duty as per rules
(D) They cannot be held responsible for their acts of omission and commission
Ans : (D)

39. In Rajasthan, State PIanning Board was created on the recommendation of—
(A) Rajasthan Administrative Reforms Committee, 1967
(B) Secretariat Procedure Committee, 1971
(C) Secretariat Re-organisation Committee, 1969
(D) Secretaries Committee of the Government of Rajasthan, 1962
Ans : (A)

40. ‘The Chief Secretary’s job is not a technician’s or even a professional’s, he is not a knowledgable engineer, nor even a first class magistrate, he is a part of process of Government and in a democratic republic, part of human process.’ Who said it ?
(A) E.N. Magat Rai
(B) Dharmvir
(C) V. D. Murti
(D) Mohan Mukherjee
Ans : (A)

41. ‘Heuristics’ in context of decision making imply—
(A) Error and Trial method
(B) Rational decision making
(C) Decision based on deep analysis
(D) Decision based on bounded rationality
Ans : (A)

42. The ‘quorum’ for meetings of any Panchayati Raj body as per Rajasthan Panchayati Raj Act is—
(A) 1/10 of total members
(B) 1/3 of total members
(C) 1/4 of total members
(D) None of above
Ans : (B)

43. Consider the following statements—
1. Budget is an economic horoscope of the country
2. Budget is a political document which provides a glimpse of entire philosophy of Government
3. Budget is formulated by Legislature
4. The budget is the nut-bolts of Public Policy
Which of the above are characteristics of Budget ?
(A) 1 and 2
(B) 1, 2 and 4
(C) 1, 2 and 3
(D) 2, 3 and 4
Ans : (B)

44. Match list-I with list-II and select the correct answer—
List-I (Model)
(a) Linking Pin Model
(b) Decision Tree
(c) Garbage Cane Model
(d) Theory X and Theory Y
List-II (Given by)
1. Mc Gregor
2. Likert
3. Duncan
4. Cohen, March and Olson
5. Fred Fiedler
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 2 3 4 1
(B) 3 4 5 1
(C) 4 5 3 1
(D) 2 4 3 1
Ans : (D)

Directions—(Q. 45-46) The following two items consists of two statements, one labelled as the ‘Assertion’ (A) and the other as ‘Reason’ (R). Carefully examine these two statements and select the answers to these items using codes given below—
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Ans : (B)

45. Assertion (A) : The Council of Ministers shall be collective responsible to the House of People.
Reason (R) : The Minister shall hold office during the pleasure of President.
Ans : (B)

46. Assertion (A) : Ordinances should be promulgated only where absolutely necessary. A responsible Government should be careful about it.
Reason (R) : It gives the executive a clear power to legislate and is an encroachment on the jurisdiction of the Parliament.
Ans : (C)

47. Who said that in the science of administration whether public or private, the basic good is efficiency ?
(A) Urwick
(B) Luther Gulick
(C) Henri Fayol
(D) J.D. Mooney
Ans : (C)

48. Match list-I with list-II and select the correct answer—
List-I (Statements)
(a) Public Administration stand in danger of … senescence.
(b) That Public Administration is that lusty young giant of a decade ago, may now evaporate as a field.
(c) Public Administrationists as administrative Platonists.
(d) Public Administrationists has an uncomfortable and second class citizenship.
List-II (Authors)
1. Martin Landau
2. Paul Appleby
3. Waldo
4. F.M. Marx
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 4 3 2 1
(B) 4 2 1 3
(C) 1 2 3 4
(D) 4 1 2 3
Ans : (D)

49. Who said that Politics has to do with policies or expression of State will while Administration has to do with the execution of these policies ?
(A) Woodrow Wilson
(B) Goodnow
(C) Waldo
(D) J.M. Gaus
Ans : (A)

50. Who said that administration is knowledge, knowledge is power. Administration is power, this simplistic syllogism is major reality of our post-industrial age—
(A) James D. Carrol
(B) James Fallows
(C) Jimmy Carter
(D) John F. Kennedy
Ans : (A)

51. Organisation is the form of every human association for attainment of a common purpose. Who has given this definition ?
(A) Gulick
(B) James D. Mooney
(C) L.D. White
(D) Simon
Ans : (B)

52. Willy-nilly, administration is every one’s concern. If we wish to survive, we had better be intelligent about it. Who said it ?
(A) Henri Fayol
(B) Adams Brooks
(C) Dwight Waldo
(D) Wallace B. Donham
Ans : (B)

53. While making comparison with private administration, who said that Public Administration is adrift with compass or anchor ?
(A) Simon
(B) Peter Self
(C) Paul Appleby
(D) Ludwig Von Mises
Ans : (D)

54. Which one is not characteristics of closed model of organisation ?
(A) Routine task
(B) Conflict within organization is adjusted by interaction with peers
(C) Task specialisation
(D) Means are emphasized
Ans : (B)

55. Which one of the following is not a driving paradigm of New Public Management ?
(A) Devolving authority
(B) Developing competition and choice
(C) Providing responsive service
(D) Emphasis on procedure
Ans : (D)

56. Public Management is merger of normative orientation of Traditional Public Administration and the instrumental orientation of general management. Who said it ?
(A) L.A. Gunn
(B) Perry and Kramer
(C) Christopher Hood
(D) Tullock
Ans : (B)

57. Who was the first present give red-tape its sociological baptism ?
(A) Lord Lytton
(B) Herbert Spencer
(C) Sidney Smith
(D) Alexander Leighton
Ans : (A)

58. Who said that organisation is the machine of management in its achievement of the ends determined by administration ?
(A) William Schulze
(B) Oliver Sheldon
(C) Gladden
(D) Luthur Gulick
Ans : (A)

59. Which of the following is concerned with the modification of role expectancies and welding of divergent elements to preserve organisation integrity ?
(A) Galbraith’s Information Processing
(B) Bakke’s Fusion Process
(C) Duncan’s Decision Making Process
(D) Likert’s Group Theory
Ans : (B)

60. The older theory or organization is not science, as often claimed, but theology in sense that it is a set of beliefs accepted on faith, not on demonstration of empirical reality. Who has given this statement ?
(A) F.W. Taylor
(B) Herbert Simon
(C) Earl Latham
(D) Elton Mayo
Ans : (B)

61. Hierarchy is the linchpin that locks the form. Who said it ?
(A) Allen Schick
(B) Earl Latham
(C) Golembiewski
(D) Stephen K. Bailey
Ans : (A)

62. Match list-I with list-II and select the correct answer—
List-I (Organisation)
(a) Project Organisation
(b) Matrix Organisation
(c) Horizontal Organisation
(d) Network Organisation
List-II (Characteristics)
1. Existence of horizontal and diagonal relationship.
2. Facilitate co-operation, team work and customer orientation.
3. Independent Unit have a link with a web of other unit.
4. Project organisation plus a functional organisation.
5. Flexible to facilitate management change.
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 1 4 2 3
(B) 1 5 2 3
(C) 5 2 1 3
(D) 2 4 5 3
Ans : (C)

Directions—(Q. 63-72) The following 10 items consist of two statements, one labelled as the ‘Assertion’ (A) and the other as ‘Reason’ (R). You are to examine these two state-ments carefully and select the answers to these items using the codes given below—
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.

63. Assertion (A) : The Principle of Organisation is from the literature of Business Administration.
Reason (R) : There is larger area of overlapping interest and ideas between two fields, however, and in the matter of organizational analysis, Public Administration is heavily indebted of Business Administration.
Ans : (A)

64. Assertion (A) : Administration is a fine art.
Reason (R) : It summons an imposing body of special talents on behalf of a collaborative creation which is integral to the conduct of civilized living today.
Ans : (A)

65. Assertion (A) : Administration is now so vast an area that a philosophy of administration come close to being a philosophy of life.
Reason (R) : Administration is concerned with both ends and means.
Ans : (B)

66. Assertion (A) : Generalists play an important role in the policy function of the Government in India.
Reason (R) : A large number of top post in the Union and State Administrations are manned by the specialists.
Ans : (C)

67. Assertion (A) : The system approach is based on the concept that organisation should be studied as a whole because the behaviour of one part has a considerable impact on the others.
Reason (R) : The system approach ignores the infractions between a system and its environment.
Ans : (C)

68. Assertion (A) : The concept of civil service neutrality is changing in developing countries.
Reason (R) : Civil servants play a pivotal role in the developing countries.
Ans : (B)

69. Assertion (A) : Paul Appleby suggested two basic types of changes in administration constant and episodic.
Reason (R) : Constant change is reorganisation and episodic is incremental change.
Ans : (C)

70. Assertion (A) : The grapevine supplements the formal sources of information in the organisation. It has its usefulness in organisation life.
Reason (R) : It creates an actual system of relationship in the organisation which is vastly different from what is formally prescribe.
Ans : (B)

71. Assertion (A) : Administrative State is the name given to that State in which the executive branch is dominate one even though it has the legislature and the judiciary.
Reason (R) : The function Public Administration have expanded in scale, range and nature.
Ans : (B)

72. Assertion (A) : Open model theorists dislike the rigidity, the inflexibility, emphasis on means and anti-humanist view of bureaucracy.
Reason (R) : Close model theorists consider organisation as a fluid network structure.
Ans : (C)

73. ‘Bureaucracy is the term usually applied to a system of Government to control of which is so completely in the hands of officials that their power jeopardize the liberty of ordinary citizens.’
Who has given this statement ?
(A) H. J. Laski
(B) Ramsay Muir
(C) Lord Hewart
(D) Betrand Russel
Ans : (A)

74. Which one is major role of formal organisation ?
(A) Satisfaction of member
(B) Profitability of enterprises
(C) Service to the society
(D) Harmonious relations in the organization
Ans : (B)

75. Match list-I with list-II and select the correct answer—
List-I (Name of Writer)
(a) Paul H. Appleby
(b) Arther F. Bentley
(c) David Easton
(d) Wright Mills
List-II (Book)
1. Big Democracy
2. The Power Elite
3. The Process of Government
4. The Political system
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 1 4 2 3
(B) 1 3 2 4
(C) 1 3 4 2
(D) 1 2 4 3
Ans : (C)

76. Match list-I with list-II and select the correct answer—
List-I (Name of Thinker)
(a) Maslow
(b) Alderfer
(c) Pareek
(d) Porter and Lawler
List-II (Theory)
1. Need Hierarchy Theory
2. Mixed Model
3. Performance Satisfaction Theory
4. ERG Theory
5. Integrated Theory of Work Motivation.
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 1 4 2 5
(B) 1 4 5 3
(C) 1 3 5 2
(D) 1 4 5 2
Ans : (B)

77. A significant approach to communication event is based on Laswell formula, that deal with—
(A) Communication sequence
(B) Communication – interpretation modes
(C) Communication competence
(D) Communication control
Ans : (D)

78. Which one of following leadership styles permits substantial delegation of authority to subordinates and allows them to set objective and solve problems themselves ?
(A) Autocratic Leadership
(B) Democratic Leadership
(C) Permissive Leadership
(D) Visionary Leadership
Ans : (B)

79. The basis of influence in informal organisation is—
(A) Organisational position
(B) Person
(C) Authority
(D) Closeness with higher people
Ans : (B)

80. Which of the following book is called in apt text of Entrepreneurial Government ?
(A) Reinventing Government (David Osborne and Ted Gaeber)
(B) Government and Politics in Africa (Goren Hyden)
(C) A Public Management for all Seasons. (Christopher Hood)
(D) The Public Sector : Concept, Model and Approaches (Jan- Erik-Lan)
Ans : (A)

81. Which one of the following is not created by Act of Parliament ?
(A) University Grants Commission
(B) Backward Class Commission
(C) Atomic Energy Commission
(D) Railway Board
Ans : (D)

82. Match the list-I with list-II and select the correct answer—
List-I (Book)
(a) Organisations
(b) Hand book of Organisations
(c) Organisations in Action
(d) Principles of Organization
List-II (Author)
1. March
2. Mooney and Reiley
3. James D Thompson
4. March and Simon
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 2 3 4 1
(B) 1 2 3 4
(C) 2 4 3 1
(D) 4 1 2 3
Ans : (D)

83. Which one of the following administrative theories is called Genric Management ?
(A) Bureaucratic
(B) Scientific Management
(C) Human Relations
(D) Administrative Management
Ans : (C)

84. Which of the following is defined as a process of analysing and collecting information relating to operation and responsibilities of a specific job ?
(A) Job description
(B) Job design
(C) Job analysis
(D) Job enlargement
Ans : (C)

85. Match list-I with list-II and select the correct answer—
List-I
(a) Veblen
(b) Dewey
(c) Warnotte
(d) Lord Hewart
List-II
1. Professional Deformation
2. Occupational Psychosis
3. The great game of politics
4. Trained incapacity
5. New Despotism
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 4 3 1 5
(B) 4 2 1 5
(C) 2 1 5 2
(D) 3 2 4 5
Ans : (B)

86. To whom the Union Public Service Commission presents its annual report as to work done by the Commission ?
(A) Prime Minister
(B) Council of Minister
(C) Parliament
(D) President
Ans : (D)

87. On which date the Governor of Rajasthan assented The Rajasthan Panchayati Raj Act ?
(A) April 23, 1994
(B) May 21, 1994
(C) July 12, 1994
(D) October 2, 1994
Ans : (A)

88. Consider the following advantages claimed by the Centre for All India Services—
1. Control over State Administration.
2. Uniformed and highly standard of recruitment and training.
3. Experience is beneficial to both Centre and State.
4. Develop all India out-look.
Which are correct in above ?
(A) 1, 2 and 3
(B) 2, 3 and 4
(C) 1, 3 and 4
(D) 1, 2 and 4
Ans : (B)

89. When was the first Central Service Commission set up ?
(A) 1919
(B) 1926
(C) 1935
(D) 1937
Ans : (B)

90. Who had coined the term All India Service ?
(A) Aitchon Commission, 1887
(B) Committee on Division of Function, 1918
(C) Government of India, 1919
(D) Maxwell Committee, 1937
Ans : (B)

91. Who was called the Father of Local Self Government during British Rule ?
(A) Mayo
(B) Montagu
(C) Ripon
(D) Chelmsford
Ans : (C)

92. Which one is not mission of organisation development ?
(A) Improve the ability of individual member
(B) Avoid human emotions
(C) Reduce the tension
(D) Team management
Ans : (B)

93. For which of the following the President’s recommendation is required for introduction of Bill ?
(A) Bill for formation of new states and alternation of areas or name of existing State
(B) Money Bills
(C) Both (A) and (B)
(D) None of above
Ans : (C)

94. Which one of the following country first developed scientific method for recruitment ?
(A) Ancient India
(B) U.S.A.
(C) Britain
(D) China
Ans : (D)

95. ‘Administration is a moral act and administrator is a moral agent.’ Who said it ?
(A) Adm Brook
(B) Dimock
(C) C.A. Bernard
(D) Ordway Tead
Ans : (D)

96. Rajasthan Panchayati Raj Act has made detailed provisions for Gram Sabha. Which Articles of above Act is related with Gram Sabha ?
(A) Article 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
(B) Article 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
(C) Article 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
(D) Article 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Ans : (C)

97. There will be one or more Vigilance Committees to supervise the functions, implementation of schemes and other activities of Gram Panchayat in Rajasthan. Who will constitute the Vigilance Committee ?
(A) State Government
(B) District Collector
(C) Panchayat Samiti
(D) Gram Sabha
Ans : (D)

98. The middle-tier of Panchayati Raj Institution in Rajasthan is Panchayat Samiti, which is composed by—
1. Direct elected members for Panchayat Samiti.
2. Sarpanchs of Village Panchayats.
3. Member of State Legislative Assembly whose constituency partly or fully come
under the area of Panchayat Samiti.
4. Nominated members.
Codes :
(A) 1 and 3
(B) 2 and 4
(C) 2, 3 and 4
(D) 1, 2, and 4
Ans : (A)

99. Consider the following with reference to Rajasthan Panchayati Raj Act—
1. Direct Elections of members at all levels.
2. Reservation of seats for weaker-sections.
3. Direct Elections of all chairperson at all levels.
4. Elections are managed by State Election Commission.
Which of above are existed in Rajasthan ?
Codes :
(A) 1, 3, 4
(B) 1, 2, 4
(C) 1, 2, 3
(D) 2, 3, 4
Ans : (B)

100. In Britain, responsibility for Central Co-ordination and Management of Civil Services is divided between—
(A) Cabinet office and Treasury
(B) Treasury and Home Department
(C) Prime Minister and Home Department
(D) Cabinet Office and Prime Minister Office
Ans : (B)