The Governance System One Liner Questions & Answers
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| 1 | Which one is the most prominent element of a state? | Sovereignty |
| 2 | “The State is everywhere: it leaves hardly a gap.” This statement explains the concept of – | Welfare State |
| 3 | The Constitution of India provides which type of governance system? | Parliamentary |
| 4 | Which is an essential feature in Indian polity that indicates that it is federal in character? | The independence of the judiciary is safeguarded |
| 5 | Which is not a feature of good governance? | Red Tapism |
| 6 | In which report of the Second Administrative Reforms Commission Barriers to Good Governance in India have been identified? |
Citizen-Centric Administration: The Heart of Governance
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| 7 | There is parliamentary system of Government in India because the – | Council of Ministers is responsible to the Lok Sabha |
| 8 | The main advantage of the parliamentary form of government is that – | The executive remains responsible to the legislature |
| 9 | In a Presidential Government, all the executive powers are vested in – | President |
| 10 | ‘Welfare State’ aims to – | Management of welfare of weaker sections |
| 11 | What is not the Philosophy of the Constitution of India? | Communist State |
| 12 | What is the main source of Political Power in India? | The People |
| 13 | The Democracy of India is based on the fact that – |
The public enjoys the right to choose and change the Government
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| 14 | Democracy’s superior virtue lies in the fact that it calls into activity – |
The intelligence and character of ordinary men and women
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| 15 | What determines that the Indian Constitution is Federal? | Distribution of powers between union and states |
| 16 | The Parliamentary form of Government was first introduced in which country? | Great Britain (UK) |
| 17 | What differentiates the Indian Parliamentary system and British Parliamentary System? | Judicial Review |
| 18 | What is not a federal feature of the Indian Constitution? | Single Citizenship |
| 19 | The Central and State governments get authority from? | Indian Constitution |
| 20 | What is the nature of the Indian Constitution? | Federal in nature but unitary in spirit |
| 21 | Who called Indian Federalism the Cooperative Federalism? | G. Austin |
| 22 | Who said: “India is a quasi-federal state”? | K.C. Wheare |
| 23 | Who said, “A Constitution, like a machine, is a lifeless thing. It acquires life because of the men who control it and India needs today nothing more than a set of honest men who will have the interest of the country before them”? | Dr. Rajendra Prasad |
| 24 | Who rejected the ‘Principles of Administration as myths and proverbs’? | Herbert Simon |
| 25 | In relation to the Indian Constitution who said that “Indian Constitution establishes a good balance between Rigidity and Flexibility”? | K.C. Wheare |
| 26 | Who stated that ‘The Constitution has not been set in a tight mold of Federalism’? | B.R. Ambedkar |
| 27 | A constitutional government by definition is a – | Limited government |
| 28 | On which date the Constituent Assembly of India adopt the National Flag? | 22 July, 1947 |