51. The first attempt to confer constitutional statue on rural local government was made by
52. Consider the following statements regarding National Nutrition Survey. Which of the statements is/are correct?
1. Comprehensive national nutrition survey was conducted by Ministry of women and child development (MoWCD) in partnership with UNICEF.
2. Clinical development services was the monitoring agency for the survey.
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1. Comprehensive national nutrition survey was conducted by Ministry of women and child development (MoWCD) in partnership with UNICEF.
2. Clinical development services was the monitoring agency for the survey.
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53. The Administrative Reforms Commission in its report on "Finance Accounts and Audit" highlighted the problem and observed that: "The Control of the Finance Minister" over public expenditure is exercised, in the main, three stages: What are these?
1. Approval of programmes or policies in principle
2. Acceptance of provision in the budget estimates, and
3. Prior sanction to incurring of expenditure subject to such power as have been delegated to the administrative ministries
4. Administration has to provide the machinery
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1. Approval of programmes or policies in principle
2. Acceptance of provision in the budget estimates, and
3. Prior sanction to incurring of expenditure subject to such power as have been delegated to the administrative ministries
4. Administration has to provide the machinery
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54. The first official document on the Right to Education was with which of the following committee?
55. Which among the following five year plans explicitly took upon the issue of governance by indicating that governance has in the recent times emerged at the forefront of the development agenda?
56. Good governance incorporates features like:
1. Equity
2. Participation
3. Transparency
4. Accountability and
5. Rule of law
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1. Equity
2. Participation
3. Transparency 4. Accountability and
5. Rule of law
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57. The office of Ombudsman was set up in these countries in the following years.
List-I (Countries)
List-II (Years)
a. Sweden
1. 1967
b. Finland
2. 1809
c. New Zealand
3. 1978
d. United Kingdom
4. 1919
5. 1962
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| List-I (Countries) | List-II (Years) |
| a. Sweden | 1. 1967 |
| b. Finland | 2. 1809 |
| c. New Zealand | 3. 1978 |
| d. United Kingdom | 4. 1919 |
| 5. 1962 |
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58. Which among the following Instruments of Checks & Balances are in the democratic set up in the country?
1. Legislature
2. Executive
3. Judiciary
4. Civil society groups
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1. Legislature
2. Executive
3. Judiciary
4. Civil society groups
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59. The concept of sustainable development is recommended by the:
60. The Good Governance Index is a uniform tool across States to assess:
1. The Status of Governance and impact of various interventions taken up by the State Government
2. The Status of Governance and impact of various interventions taken up by the Union Territories
3. To provide quantifiable data to compare the state of governance in all states and Union Territories
4. To improve governance and shift to result oriented approaches and administration.
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1. The Status of Governance and impact of various interventions taken up by the State Government
2. The Status of Governance and impact of various interventions taken up by the Union Territories
3. To provide quantifiable data to compare the state of governance in all states and Union Territories
4. To improve governance and shift to result oriented approaches and administration.
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