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  1. Which are essentially parts of “inclusive governance”? 1. Letting NBFCs do banking 2. Effective District Planning Committees in all districts 3. More public spending on health 4. A stronger mid-day meal scheme (IAS 2012)
    1. 1 and 2
    2. 3 and 4
    3. 2, 3 and 4
    4. 1, 2, 3 and 4
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    Answer: (C) 2, 3 and 4

    NBFC banking is a financial-sector step, not inclusion; the other three widen participation and welfare.

  2. Which of these is NOT one of the eight characteristics of good governance?
    1. Responsiveness
    2. Accountability
    3. Effectiveness and efficiency
    4. Ethics
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    Answer: (D) Ethics

    Ethics is one of the four pillars (Ethos, Ethics, Equity, Efficiency), not one of the eight traits.

  3. Goals of e-governance: 1. Better service delivery 2. Transparency and accountability 3. Empowering people with information 4. Efficiency within government
    1. 1, 2 and 3
    2. 1, 3 and 4
    3. 1, 2 and 4
    4. All four
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    Answer: (D) All four

    All four are standard aims of e-governance.

  4. Parliament holding the executive answerable is an example of —
    1. legal accountability
    2. political accountability
    3. social accountability
    4. vertical accountability only
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    Answer: (B) political accountability

    The judiciary supplies legal accountability; Parliament the political kind.

  5. Which e-governance plan is called NeGP 2.0?
    1. e-Choupal
    2. M-Governance
    3. e-Kranti
    4. e-Jansampark
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    Answer: (C) e-Kranti

    Approved 25 March 2015 with 44 Mission Mode Projects.

  6. Collection of taxes and approval of patents online fall under which model?
    1. G2C
    2. G2G
    3. G2E
    4. G2B
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    Answer: (D) G2B

    Government-to-Business.

  7. Members of the Lokpal selection committee: 1. PM 2. Lok Sabha Speaker 3. Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha 4. CJI or a SC judge nominated by the CJI
    1. 1, 2 and 3
    2. 2, 3 and 4
    3. 1 and 3
    4. All four
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    Answer: (D) All four

    The fifth member is an eminent jurist chosen on their recommendation.

  8. Which statement about the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 is NOT correct?
    1. Lokpal has superintendence over agencies, incl. CBI, for cases it refers
    2. A PM-led high-powered committee recommends the CBI Director
    3. The CBI’s Director of Prosecution is appointed on the Lokpal’s recommendation
    4. Transfer of CBI officers on Lokpal cases needs the Lokpal’s approval
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    Answer: (C) The CBI’s Director of Prosecution is appointed on the Lokpal’s recommendation

    The Director of Prosecution is appointed on the CVC’s recommendation.

  9. Which was the first state to set up a Lokayukta?
    1. Bihar
    2. Uttar Pradesh
    3. Andhra Pradesh
    4. Maharashtra
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    Answer: (D) Maharashtra

    Maharashtra, 1971.

  10. The Lokpal cannot take up a complaint made after —
    1. 3 years
    2. 5 years
    3. 7 years
    4. 10 years
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    Answer: (C) 7 years

    Seven years from the date of the alleged offence.

  1. Under the L&L Act, a complaint against the Lokpal chairperson is taken up only if signed by at least —
    1. 50 MPs
    2. 100 MPs
    3. 1/3 of Lok Sabha
    4. Half of each House
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    Answer: (B) 100 MPs

    One of the Act’s criticised features.

  2. Aadhaar: 1. Metadata cannot be stored beyond three months 2. The State cannot contract private firms to share Aadhaar data 3. Aadhaar is mandatory for insurance 4. Aadhaar is mandatory for benefits from the Consolidated Fund of India (IAS 2020)
    1. 1 and 4 only
    2. 2 and 4 only
    3. 3 only
    4. 1, 2 and 3 only
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    Answer: (B) 2 and 4 only

    The 2018 judgment set a six-month cap, struck down Section 57 and upheld Section 7.

  3. The office of ombudsman first arose in —
    1. Denmark
    2. Norway
    3. Sweden
    4. Finland
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    Answer: (C) Sweden

    Sweden, 1809.

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