राज्यसेवा मुख्य परीक्षा २०१४ GS-2

Which of the following two statements is correct ?

(a) The Mudaliar Commission appointed in 1964 recommended the three tier educational pattern of first 15 years.

(i) I to X - Primary and Secondary

(ii) XI and XII - Higher Secondary

(iii) Degree Education - 3 Years

(b) Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan Commission made recommendations regarding University level education

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Which of the following statements are true ?

(a) The largest number of dailies are published from Madhya Pradesh.

(b) The first Marathi daily was 'Darpan'.

(c) Bombay Samachar is the oldest existing newspaper.

(d) The first newspaper published in an Indian language was 'Samachar Darpan'.

Choose the correct option:

If following political parties are to be arranged, based on their vote share in the 2009 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Elections, from the highest to the lowest, which is the correct option ? 

Match the number of seats won in the State Assembly elections in Maharashtra in 2009 given in column II with the parties in column I . 

Which of the following are recognised as State Parties in Maharashtra by the Election Commission of India in 2014 ?

(a) Peasants and Workers Party

(b) Shivsena

(c) Maharashtra Navnirman Sena

(d) Jan Surajya Party

(e) Communist Party of India

Choose the correct option:

Read the following statements and select correct statements about 'Prasar Bharathi' :

(a) It is a statutory autonomous body.

(b) It catne into existence in the year 1977. 

(c) All India Radio, Doordarshan and FM stations became constituents of Prasar Bharati after its establishment.

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Which of the following statements are true ?

(a) Maharashtra Government has set up Shikshan Shulka Samiti and Pravesh Niyantran Samiti (Admission Coordination Committee) as per the directions of the Supreme Court.

(b) There must be one Chartered Accountant as a member on the Pravesh Niyantran Samiti.

(c) One member of Pravesh Shulka Samiti must be a Vice-Chancellor of a University.

(d) There should not be more than 5 members in a Sariti.

Choose the correct option:

State which of the following statements are false :

(a) Rashtriya Janata Dal was recognised as a National Party by the Election Commission in 2007.

(b) It fulfilled the conditions set therefor from Bihar, Jharkhand, Manipur and Mizoram,

(c) It failed to fulfil the conditions set by the EC in the subsequent elections.

(d) Its recognition as the National Party was withdrawn in 2010.

Choose the correct option: 

Which of the following options describe functions of pressure group?

(a) Linkage between government and masses

(b) Interest articulation

(c) Interest aggregation

(d) Enhancing Political Participation

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 What is incorrect about Dalit Panther in Maharashtra ? 

The Second Administrative Reforms Commission recommended, three tier structure of Administration in Urban Local Governance, except in the case of a Town Panchayat. The institutions are :

(a) Municipal Council

(b) Town Committees

(c) Ward Committees

(d) Area Committees

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In pre-1994 days, the Panchayat Samiti (Middle Panchayat) was known as : 

E-Panchyat has been indentified as one of the Mission Mode Projects (MMPs) under the National e-Governance Programme. This project aims :

(a) Internally computerize the Panchyat Process

(b) To enable Panchayat to make effective use of IT in the process of planning at grass root level.

(c) To enable the people to effectively use the IT

(d) To bring about transparency in the working of all the Panchayat Raj Institutions,

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Which of the two statements given below is correct?

(a) State Govt. provides budgetary support and required funds for the functioning of the State Election Commission and its election process.

(b) Elections to the Zilla Parishads and Panchayat Samitis are conducted by the District Collectors under the supervision of the State Election Commission. Answer options : 

Which states are exempted from the provisions of the 73rd Constitutional Amendment ?

(a) Mizoram
(b) Meghalaya

(c) Nagaland
(d) Arunachal Pradesh

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Which one of the following two statements is correct?

(a) Maximum of two questions distinguished by asterisk by the same legislative member are placed on the list of questions for oral reply on any one day !

(b) Questions in excess of two are placed in the list of questions for the next day. Answer options :

The Zilla Parishad of Maharashtra is called :

(a) Zilla Parishad in odisha.

(b) District Development Council in Punjab

(c) Mahakama Council in West Bengal.

Which of the above statements are incorrect?

What is the reccommendation of the Second Administrative Reforms Commission ?

Who stated in the Constituent Assembly that 'A Governor can do a great deal of mischief if he is a bad Governor, inspite of the very little power given to him under the Constitution, we are framing ?

Which of the following suggestions, Hanumanth Rao Committee made on District Planning in 1984.

(a) Decentralised Planning at district level.

(b) Separate District Planning bodies under Collector.

(c) Collector should be associated with Panchayat bodies as a Coordinator.

(d) Establishment of District Rural Development Agencies (DRDA).

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