Lokpal and Important Commissions (Part-II)

Total Questions: 55

51. In the context of India, which one of the following is the characteristic appropriate for bureaucracy? [I.A.S. (Pre) 2020]

Correct Answer: (d) An agency for the implementation of public policy
Solution:In India, Bureaucracy is considered the government agency for getting legislation to the Public through the implementation of various policies, which the governmental agencies enact from time to time. The implementing of policies by the bureaucracy helps in building the credibility of political executive in the eyes of common people. Hence, option (d) is the correct answer.

52. Which of the following Article of Indian Constitution mentions the 'Doctrine of Pleasure'? [Chhattisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2016]

Correct Answer: (c) Article 310
Solution:Article 310 of the Constitution of India propounds the 'Doctrine of Pleasure'. According to this Article, "Except as expressly provided by this constitution, every person who is a member of a defence service or of a civil service of the union or of an all India service or holds any post connected with defence or any civil post under the union, holds office during the pleasure of the President and every person who is a member of a civil service of a state or holds any civil post under a state holds office during the pleasure of the Governor of the State.

53. The Union Public Service Commission constituted a committee in July 2000 to review the civil services examination under the chairmanship of : [M.P. P.C.S. (Pre) 2023]

Correct Answer: (a) Professor Sukhadeo Thorat
Solution:Article 310 of the Constitution of India propounds the 'Doctrine of Pleasure'. According to this Article, "Except as expressly provided by this constitution, every person who is a member of a defence service or of a civil service of the union or of an all India service or holds any post connected with defence or any civil post under the union, holds office during the pleasure of the President and every person who is a member of a civil service of a state or holds any civil post under a state holds office during the pleasure of the Governor of the State.

54. In which year P.C. Hota Committee on Civil Services Reforms was constituted? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2021]

Correct Answer: (b) 2004
Solution:In February 2004, Hota was appointed by Government of India's Chairman of the Committee on Civil Services Reforms. He submitted the report of the Committee to the Government of India within six months.

Hota Commission, 2004

  • Advocated e-Governance and use of ICT to enhance administrative efficiency.
  • Recommended the introduction of an aptitude test in the preliminary exam (now implemented as CSAT).
  • Suggested performance-based rewards and the removal of underperforming personnel.

55. On which of the following dates the 'Civil Services Day' is celebrated in India? [Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2021]

Correct Answer: (d) April 21
Solution:The 'Civil Services Day' is celebrated in India on April 21 every year. The first such function was held in Vigyan Bhawan on 21 April, 2006. The reason for this date is because on 21 April, 1947. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel addressed the first batch of civil servant at Metcalf House.
  • In India, National Civil Service Day is celebrated every year on April 21 in recognition of the invaluable services rendered by civil servants to the nation.
  • This date marks the famous address by Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in 1947 to the first batch of IAS at Metcalfe House in Delhi.
  • In this speech, he emphasized civil servants as the steel frame of India, the very quality that held the nation together and intact.
  • It is a day for civil servants to reflect on their duties, which renew their obligation to serve the public.
  • While the occasion honors excellence in governance, it also involves awarding the Prime Minister's Awards for Excellence in Public Administration for new and effective work in governance.
  • Thus National Civil Service Day is an occasion to salute civil servants but also reminds us of the core values of integrity, commitment, and impartiality that constitute the spirit of Civil Services of India.