10 questionswith explanationsfor RAS, CET and other Rajasthan exams
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Under Section 17(3) of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005, who must make available muster rolls, bills, vouchers and measurement books to the Gram Sabha for social audit?
Answer: (2) The Gram Panchayat
Explanation
Section 17(3) requires the Gram Panchayat to make all relevant documents available to the Gram Sabha for conducting the social audit.
Consider the following statements about the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Audit of Schemes Rules, 2011: 1. They were notified by the Ministry of Rural Development in consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor General of India. 2. They require States to set up a Social Audit Unit independent of the agencies implementing the scheme. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: (3) Both 1 and 2
Explanation
Both are correct: the 2011 Rules were notified in consultation with the CAG and call for an independent Social Audit Unit in each State.
Which State enacted the first law in India to make social audit of government schemes and public services a legal requirement, in 2017?
Answer: (1) Meghalaya
Explanation
Meghalaya enacted the Meghalaya Community Participation and Public Services Social Audit Act, 2017, the first such State law.
Which was the first State in India to enact a Right to (Public) Services law guaranteeing time-bound delivery of notified services, in 2010?
Answer: (3) Madhya Pradesh
Explanation
Madhya Pradesh enacted the Madhya Pradesh Lok Sewaon Ke Pradan Ki Guarantee Adhiniyam in 2010; several States followed in 2011.
The decision that the Central and State Governments would formulate Citizen's Charters was taken at the Conference of Chief Ministers held in May of which year?
Answer: (4) 1997
Explanation
The Conference of Chief Ministers on 24 May 1997 adopted an 'Action Plan for Effective and Responsive Government', which included formulating Citizen's Charters.
Which report of the Second Administrative Reforms Commission is titled 'Citizen Centric Administration – The Heart of Governance'?
Answer: (2) Twelfth Report
Explanation
The Twelfth Report of the Second ARC, 'Citizen Centric Administration – The Heart of Governance', dealt with Citizen's Charters and grievance redress.
Consider the following statements about CPGRAMS (Centralized Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System): 1. It is an online platform on which citizens can lodge grievances with Central Ministries and Departments at any time. 2. It was developed by the National Informatics Centre in association with the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances. 3. It was set up under the Right to Information Act, 2005. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: (1) 1 and 2 only
Explanation
CPGRAMS, launched in 2007, is a 24x7 online grievance portal built by NIC with DARPG; it is an administrative initiative, not a body under the RTI Act.
Under the proviso to Section 7(1) of the Right to Information Act, 2005, where the information sought concerns the life or liberty of a person, it must be provided within how long of the receipt of the request?
Answer: (4) 48 hours
Explanation
The proviso to Section 7(1) requires information concerning the life or liberty of a person to be provided within 48 hours of receipt of the request; the normal limit is 30 days.
Consider the following statements about the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament: 1. It has 22 members: 15 from the Lok Sabha and 7 from the Rajya Sabha. 2. Since 1967, its Chairman has by convention been chosen from the Opposition. 3. A Minister can be elected as its member. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: (2) 1 and 2 only
Explanation
The PAC has 15 Lok Sabha and 7 Rajya Sabha members, its Chairman has come from the Opposition since 1967, and a Minister cannot be a member.
Under Section 28 of the National Food Security Act, 2013, who is to conduct periodic social audits of fair price shops and the Targeted Public Distribution System?
Answer: (2) Local authorities or bodies authorised by the State Government
Explanation
Section 28 of the NFSA, 2013 makes local authorities or bodies authorised by the State Government responsible for periodic social audits of fair price shops and the TPDS.Not the others: the CAG audits government accounts; the Food Corporation of India procures, stores and moves foodgrains; the State Food Commission (Section 16) monitors implementation, not audits shops.Also remember: the Act covers up to 75 per cent of rural and 50 per cent of urban people.