PRACTICE QUESTIONS - UGC NET (POLITICAL SCIENCE)
Government and Public Policy in India
UGC NET POLITICAL SCIENCE
(UNIT 10)
Accountability and Control in Governance
1. The main objective of accountability is
(a) ensuring good governance
(b) corruption
(c) establishing authoritarianism
(d) None of the above
2. Which of the following are types of accountability?
(a) Horizontal Accountability
(b) Legal Accountability
(c) Diagonal Accountability
(d) All of these
3. Concept of Separation of Power was propounded by
(a) Aristotle
(b) Montesque
(c) William Gladstone
(d) John Looke
4. In our political system power is separated between
(a) Legislative
(b) Executive
(c) Judiciary
(d) All of these
5. The Parliament controls the administration through
(a) Appropriation or budgetary control
(b) Debates and discussions in the Parliament
(c) Question hour, resolutions and motions
(d) All of the above
6. Which of the following is not correct?
(a) During question hour, any member of the house can put questions for seeking information regarding any matter. The members usually give a notice of their questions to the ministers.
(b) The Ministers concerned prepare their answers with the help of the officers of the departments.
(c) The Minister can decline to answer a question on the ground that disclosing of information regarding that particular matter is not in public interest.
(d) The members cannot put supplementary questions arising out of the answers of the questions.
7. The immediate hour after the question hour called the
(a) answer hour
(b) second hour
(c) zero hour
(d) None of these
8. In the field of parliamentary practices, the zero hour emerged in India since
(a) 1952
(b) 1962
(c) 1972
(d) 1982
9. Which of the following is wrong?
(a) Internal control is sufficient by itself to exercise effective complete control over administration.
(b) Either interval or external control is not sufficient by itself to exercise effective complete control over administration.
(c) Both the above types of control are inevitable to keep the administration on the right track.
(d) None of the above
10. Parliament exercises control over public expenditure through the
(a) Comptroller and Auditor General
(b) Advocate General
(c) Commerce Minister
(d) Finance Minister
11. In India, the tool of legislative control over administration is
(a) question
(b) resolution
(c) zero hour discussion
(d) All of these
12. The provision for no confidence motion is also called
(a) Question motion
(b) Adjournment motion
(c) Censure motion
(d) None of these
13. The provision for no confidence motion remained practically a dead letter until
(a) 1965
(b) 1962
(c) 1947
(d) 1984
14. Who can disallow a question in Parliament during the question hour?
(a) The Speaker
(b) The leader of the house
(c) The President
(d) The Prime Minister
15. Who provides the funds to finance the governmental activities?
(a) The President
(b) The Chief Justice
(c) Judicial
(d) The Legislature
16. A system of administrative responsibility does not entail
(a) Statutory rules
(b) Judicial precedents
(c) Moral maxims
(d) Constitutional provisions
17. The tool of executive control over administrative is the
(a) Power of appointment and removal
(b) No confidence motion
(c) Adjournment motion
(d) All of the above
18. Nowadays the initiative in policy-making has gradually but surely, shifted to the …. all over the world.
(a) Legislature
(b) Judiciary
(c) Executive
(d) Parliament
19. The least effective means over administration is of executive control
(a) executive legislation
(b) budgetary system
(c) staff agencies
(d) appeal to public opinion
20. Ordinance is issued by
(a) President
(b) Prime Minister
(c) Speaker
(d) Council of Minister
21. Which of the following Article deals with the ‘annual financial statement?’
(a) 110
(b) 112
(c) 116
(d) 118
22. In Indian Constitution which among the following are included under the charged expenditure?
(a) Allowances of the President
(b) Pensions of the Judges of High Court
(c) Allowances of the Chairman and the Speaker
(d) All of the above
23. The budget can be presented in which house of the Parliament?
(a) Lok Sabha
(b) Rajya Sabha
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) Neither (a) nor (b)
24. When Budget is presented in the Lok Sabha which of the following is the first stage?
(a) Scrutiny by Departmental Committees
(b) Voting on Demands for Grant
(c) General Discussion
(d) Passing of finance bill
25. Cut Motion passed during Budget Session does not include
(a) Policy Cut Motion
(b) Economy Cut motion
(c) Token Cut Motion
(d) No Confidence Motion
26. In Token cut motion by how much amount dissent is shown?
(a) 50
(b) 100
(c) 150
(d) 200
27. What do you mean by Supplementary Grant?
(a) When appropriated amount is insufficient for the financial year.
(b) When new needs has arisen during financial year.
(c) Grant for special purpose.
(d) When money spent on any service excess the amount granted for the service.
28. Which of the following funds are not included in the Constitution of India?
(a) Consolidated Fund
(b) Public Account of India
(c) Public Grievance Fund
(d) Contingency Fund
29. The Parliamentary Committees broadly speaking are of two types. These are
(a) Standing Committees
(b) Adhoc Committees
(c) Sitting Committees
(d) Both (a) and (b)
30. The usual Adhoc Parliamentary Committee is the
(a) select committees on bills
(b) Railway Convention committee
(c) committee to draft Five Year Plans
(d) All of the above
31. How many members does the Committee on Private Member’s Bill and Resolution consist of
(a) 29 members
(b) 18 members
(c) 35 members
(d) 15 members
32. The Committee on Public Accounts consists of
(a) 22 members
(b) 15 members
(c) 30 members
(d) 25 members
33. Estimates Committee is an example of control
(a) legislative
(b) executive
(c) judicial
(d) None of these
34. The Comptroller and Auditor General has rightly been described as the friend, philosopher and guide of the
(a) Public Accounts Committee
(b) Estimates Committee
(c) Committee on Assurances
(d) None of the above
35. The Committee on Public Undertaking was set up on the recommendation of
(a) Administrative Reform Commission
(b) Lanka Sundaran
(c) Krishna Menon committee
(d) Chagla Commission
36. The judicial control over administration acts emanates from the doctrine of
(a) Separation of power
(b) Judicial review
(c) Rule of law
(d) Delegated legislation
37. In which of the following cases, the court is unable to help the citizens?
(a) Usurpation of authority
(b) Imposition of penalties for failure to comply with statutory obligations
(c) Non-observance of procedures
(d) Miscarriage of justice
Accountability and Control in Governance
| Question | Answer | Question | Answer | Question | Answer | Question | Answer | Question | Answer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (a) | 2 | (d) | 3 | (b) | 4 | (d) | 5 | (d) |
| 6 | (d) | 7 | (c) | 8 | (b) | 9 | (a) | 10 | (a) |
| 11 | (d) | 12 | (c) | 13 | (b) | 14 | (a) | 15 | (d) |
| 16 | (c) | 17 | (a) | 18 | (c) | 19 | (d) | 20 | (a) |
| 21 | (b) | 22 | (d) | 23 | (a) | 24 | (c) | 25 | (d) |
| 26 | (b) | 27 | (a) | 28 | (c) | 29 | (d) | 30 | (d) |
| 31 | (a) | 32 | (a) | 33 | (a) | 34 | (a) | 35 | (c) |
| 36 | (b) | 37 | (b) | 38 | (a) | 39 | (a) | 40 | (a) |
| 41 | (d) | 42 | (d) | 43 | (d) | 44 | (d) | 45 | (b) |
| 46 | (c) | 47 | (a) | 48 | (b) | 49 | (d) | 50 | (b) |
| 51 | (b) | 52 | (d) | 53 | (b) | 54 | (b) | 55 | (c) |
| 56 | (b) | 57 | (c) | 58 | (d) | 59 | (d) | 60 | (c) |
| 61 | (d) | 62 | (d) | 63 | (d) | 64 | (c) | 65 | (c) |
| 66 | (c) | 67 | (d) | 68 | (b) | 69 | (a) | 70 | (a) |
| 71 | (d) | 72 | (c) | 73 | (b) | 74 | (d) | 75 | (d) |
| 76 | (d) | 77 | (b) | 78 | (b) | 79 | (b) | 80 | (a) |
| 81 | (b) | 82 | (a) |
Governance and Institutional Mechanism
| Question | Answer | Question | Answer | Question | Answer | Question | Answer | Question | Answer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (d) | 2 | (d) | 3 | (c) | 4 | (b) | 5 | (a) |
| 6 | (d) | 7 | (a) | 8 | (a) | 9 | (a) | 10 | (a) |
| 11 | (c) | 12 | (d) | 13 | (a) | 14 | (b) | 15 | (c) |
| 16 | (d) | 17 | (c) | 18 | (b) | 19 | (a) | 20 | (d) |
| 21 | (c) | 22 | (d) | 23 | (a) | 24 | (d) | 25 | (a) |
| 26 | (c) | 27 | (d) | 28 | (a) | 29 | (a) | 30 | (d) |
| 31 | (a) | 32 | (a) | 33 | (a) | 34 | (d) | 35 | (c) |
| 36 | (c) | 37 | (d) | 38 | (a) | 39 | (b) | 40 | (b) |
| 41 | (a) | 42 | (c) | 43 | (b) | 44 | (c) | 45 | (d) |
| 46 | (d) | 47 | (a) | 48 | (b) | 49 | (a) | 50 | (b) |
| 51 | (a) | 52 | (c) | 53 | (a) | 54 | (c) | 55 | (d) |
| 56 | (d) | 57 | (a) | 58 | (d) | 59 | (a) | 60 | (b) |
| 61 | (a) | 62 | (b) | 63 | (c) | 64 | (c) | 65 | (a) |
| 66 | (b) | 67 | (a) | 68 | (a) | 69 | (d) | 70 | (b) |
| 71 | (d) | 72 | (b) | 73 | (a) | 74 | (c) |
Grassroot Governance
| Question | Answer | Question | Answer | Question | Answer | Question | Answer | Question | Answer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (b) | 2 | (b) | 3 | (a) | 4 | (b) | 5 | (a) |
| 6 | (a) | 7 | (c) | 8 | (c) | 9 | (a) | 10 | (c) |
| 11 | (c) | 12 | (a) | 13 | (d) | 14 | (c) | 15 | (d) |
| 16 | (b) | 17 | (d) | 18 | (c) | 19 | (c) | 20 | (b) |
| 21 | (d) | 22 | (d) | 23 | (b) | 24 | (a) | 25 | (c) |
| 26 | (b) | 27 | (c) | 28 | (a) | 29 | (c) | 30 | (a) |
| 31 | (c) | 32 | (c) | 33 | (c) | 34 | (b) | 35 | (b) |
| 36 | (c) | 37 | (d) | 38 | (c) | 39 | (d) | 40 | (b) |
| 41 | (a) | 42 | (c) | 43 | (a) | 44 | (b) | 45 | (d) |
| 46 | (d) | 47 | (a) | 48 | (c) | 49 | (c) | 50 | (b) |
| 51 | (b) | 52 | (a) | 53 | (d) | 54 | (d) | 55 | (c) |
| 56 | (d) | 57 | (d) | 58 | (c) | 59 | (b) | 60 | (d) |
| 61 | (b) | 62 | (b) | 63 | (b) | 64 | (c) | 65 | (d) |
| 66 | (c) | 67 | (a) | 68 | (b) | 69 | (c) | 70 | (a) |
| 71 | (b) | 72 | (d) | 73 | (c) | 74 | (d) |
Planning and Development
| Question | Answer | Question | Answer | Question | Answer | Question | Answer | Question | Answer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (b) | 2 | (a) | 3 | (d) | 4 | (c) | 5 | (a) |
| 6 | (c) | 7 | (d) | 8 | (b) | 9 | (b) | 10 | (c) |
| 11 | (d) | 12 | (c) | 13 | (b) | 14 | (a) | 15 | (b) |
| 16 | (a) | 17 | (d) | 18 | (b) | 19 | (d) | 20 | (a) |
| 21 | (d) | 22 | (b) | 23 | (c) | 24 | (d) | 25 | (b) |
| 26 | (d) | 27 | (d) | 28 | (d) | 29 | (d) | 30 | (d) |
| 31 | (c) | 32 | (a) | 33 | (d) | 34 | (b) | 35 | (d) |
| 36 | (c) | 37 | (d) | 38 | (a) | 39 | (b) | 40 | (a) |
| 41 | (c) | 42 | (c) | 43 | (a) | 44 | (c) | 45 | (b) |
| 46 | (d) | 47 | (b) | 48 | (d) | 49 | (d) | 50 | (a) |
| 51 | (b) | 52 | (c) | 53 | (a) | 54 | (b) | 55 | (a) |
| 56 | (d) | 57 | (c) | 58 | (a) | 59 | (c) | 60 | (a) |
| 61 | (d) | 62 | (b) | 63 | (b) | 64 | (a) | 65 | (a) |
| 66 | (b) | 67 | (c) | 68 | (a) | 69 | (d) | 70 | (b) |
| 71 | (d) | 72 | (b) | 73 | (c) | 74 | (b) | 75 | (a) |
| 76 | (b) | 77 | (c) | 78 | (a) |
Public Policy
| Question | Answer | Question | Answer | Question | Answer | Question | Answer | Question | Answer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (c) | 2 | (d) | 3 | (a) | 4 | (a) | 5 | (d) |
| 6 | (c) | 7 | (b) | 8 | (d) | 9 | (c) | 10 | (a) |
| 11 | (d) | 12 | (b) | 13 | (b) | 14 | (c) | 15 | (a) |
| 16 | (d) | 17 | (b) | 18 | (c) | 19 | (a) | 20 | (b) |
| 21 | (c) | 22 | (c) | 23 | (d) | 24 | (d) | 25 | (b) |
| 26 | (c) | 27 | (a) | 28 | (c) | 29 | (d) | 30 | (d) |
| 31 | (a) | 32 | (b) | 33 | (c) | 34 | (d) | 35 | (a) |
| 36 | (b) | 37 | (d) | 38 | (d) | 39 | (a) | 40 | (d) |
| 41 | (b) | 42 | (a) | 43 | (c) | 44 | (b) | 45 | (d) |
| 46 | (c) | 47 | (d) | 48 | (c) | 49 | (d) | 50 | (a) |
| 51 | (c) | 52 | (b) | 53 | (a) | 54 | (d) | 55 | (c) |
| 56 | (b) | 57 | (d) | 58 | (c) | 59 | (d) | 60 | (a) |
| 61 | (c) | 62 | (b) | 63 | (a) | 64 | (c) | 65 | (b) |
| 66 | (a) | 67 | (c) | 68 | (c) | 69 | (b) | 70 | (b) |
| 71 | (d) | 72 | (b) | 73 | (b) | 74 | (a) | 75 | (b) |
| 76 | (d) |