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State Secretariat & Chief Secretary MCQ with Answers

15 questionswith explanationsfor RAS, Patwari, VDO and other Rajasthan exams

Questions

Q1

Consider the following statements about the Chief Secretary of Rajasthan: 1. The office of Chief Secretary is not created by the Constitution. 2. The Chief Secretary acts as the Secretary to the Cabinet (Council of Ministers). 3. The senior-most IAS officer of the State cadre must be appointed Chief Secretary. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. (1)1 and 2 only
  2. (2)1 and 3 only
  3. (3)2 and 3 only
  4. (4)1, 2 and 3

Answer: (1) 1 and 2 only

Explanation

The post is an administrative creation and its holder is ex-officio Cabinet Secretary; seniority is not binding, and the Chief Minister may choose a junior officer.

Q2

In practice, the choice of the Chief Secretary of Rajasthan rests with:

  1. (1)The Union Public Service Commission
  2. (2)The Chief Minister
  3. (3)The Union Ministry of Home Affairs
  4. (4)The Rajasthan Public Service Commission

Answer: (2) The Chief Minister

Explanation

The Chief Secretary is chosen by the Chief Minister from among senior IAS officers, and the State government issues the appointment order.

Q3

Who was the first Chief Secretary of Rajasthan (1949)?

  1. (1)S. W. Shiveshvarkar
  2. (2)B. G. Rao
  3. (3)K. Radhakrishnan
  4. (4)Bhagwat Singh Mehta

Answer: (3) K. Radhakrishnan

Explanation

K. Radhakrishnan became the first Chief Secretary on 13 April 1949; the others named held the post later.

Q4

Who was the first woman Chief Secretary of Rajasthan (2009)?

  1. (1)Usha Sharma
  2. (2)Veenu Gupta
  3. (3)Shreya Guha
  4. (4)Kushal Singh

Answer: (4) Kushal Singh

Explanation

Kushal Singh became Chief Secretary in February 2009; Usha Sharma was the second woman to hold the post.

Q5

Under the Disaster Management Act, 2005, who is the chairperson of the State Executive Committee in Rajasthan?

  1. (1)The Chief Minister
  2. (2)The Chief Secretary
  3. (3)The Revenue Minister
  4. (4)The Relief Commissioner

Answer: (2) The Chief Secretary

Explanation

Section 20 makes the Chief Secretary chairperson of the State Executive Committee; the State Disaster Management Authority is headed by the Chief Minister.

Q6

Which of the following correctly describes the relation between the State Secretariat and the Directorates in Rajasthan?

  1. (1)Secretariat executes policies; Directorates frame them
  2. (2)Both frame policy; neither executes it
  3. (3)Secretariat frames policy; Directorates execute it
  4. (4)Both execute policy; the Cabinet alone frames it

Answer: (3) Secretariat frames policy; Directorates execute it

Explanation

The Secretariat is a staff agency that helps ministers frame policy; Directorates, headed by Directors or Commissioners, are line agencies that execute it.

Q7

Arrange the following posts of the Rajasthan Secretariat in descending order of rank: 1. Principal Secretary 2. Special Secretary 3. Additional Chief Secretary 4. Deputy Secretary Select the correct code:

  1. (1)1, 3, 2, 4
  2. (2)3, 1, 2, 4
  3. (3)3, 2, 1, 4
  4. (4)1, 2, 3, 4

Answer: (2) 3, 1, 2, 4

Explanation

Below the Chief Secretary come the Additional Chief Secretary, Principal Secretary, Secretary, Special Secretary, Joint Secretary and Deputy Secretary.

Q8

The Rules of Business for the more convenient transaction of the business of the Government of Rajasthan, and for its allocation among Ministers, are made by the Governor under which Article?

  1. (1)Article 154
  2. (2)Article 162
  3. (3)Article 163
  4. (4)Article 166(3)

Answer: (4) Article 166(3)

Explanation

Article 166(3) empowers the Governor to make these rules; the Secretariat's departments are organised under them.

Q9

The practice of bringing officers from the field to the Secretariat for a fixed term and then sending them back to the field is known as the:

  1. (1)Tenure system
  2. (2)Spoils system
  3. (3)Merit system
  4. (4)Lateral entry system

Answer: (1) Tenure system

Explanation

Under the tenure system, Secretariat posts are held by officers on deputation for a fixed term, keeping policy-makers in touch with field realities.

Q10

Who is the administrative head of the Rajasthan Secretariat (Shasan Sachivalaya)?

  1. (1)The Chief Secretary
  2. (2)The Chief Minister
  3. (3)The Principal Secretary to the Governor
  4. (4)The Divisional Commissioner, Jaipur

Answer: (1) The Chief Secretary

Explanation

The Chief Secretary heads the Secretariat and the State's civil service; the Chief Minister is the political, not administrative, head of the government.

Q11

In the Rajasthan Secretariat, the officer who is the administrative head of a department (ACS, Principal Secretary or Secretary) is called the:

  1. (1)Minister-in-charge
  2. (2)Head of Department
  3. (3)Deputy Secretary
  4. (4)Administrative Secretary

Answer: (4) Administrative Secretary

Explanation

The minister is the political head of a department, while its Administrative Secretary in the Secretariat is the administrative head; Heads of Department lead the field directorates.

Q12

Match List-I (office) with List-II (headquarters): List-I: A. Devasthan Department B. Rajasthan State Archives C. Rajasthan Tax Board D. Commissionerate of College Education List-II: 1. Jaipur 2. Udaipur 3. Bikaner 4. Ajmer Choose the correct code (A-B-C-D):

  1. (1)2-3-4-1
  2. (2)3-2-4-1
  3. (3)2-4-3-1
  4. (4)2-3-1-4

Answer: (1) 2-3-4-1

Explanation

The Devasthan Department is at Udaipur, the State Archives at Bikaner, the Tax Board at Ajmer and the College Education Commissionerate at Jaipur.

Q13

Under Article 166(1), all executive action of the Government of Rajasthan is expressed to be taken in the name of:

  1. (1)The Chief Minister
  2. (2)The Council of Ministers
  3. (3)The Chief Secretary
  4. (4)The Governor

Answer: (4) The Governor

Explanation

Article 166(1) requires all executive action of a State government to be expressed as taken in the name of the Governor; Secretariat orders therefore run 'By order of the Governor'.

Q14

Which department of the Government of Rajasthan manages the cadre, postings and transfers of IAS and RAS officers?

  1. (1)General Administration Department
  2. (2)Department of Personnel
  3. (3)Finance Department
  4. (4)Home Department

Answer: (2) Department of Personnel

Explanation

The Department of Personnel (Karmik Vibhag) handles the cadre management, postings and transfers of IAS and RAS officers in Rajasthan.

Q15

Where is the Harish Chandra Mathur Rajasthan State Institute of Public Administration (HCM RIPA), which trains RAS and other State officers, located?

  1. (1)Ajmer
  2. (2)Udaipur
  3. (3)Jaipur
  4. (4)Jodhpur

Answer: (3) Jaipur

Explanation

HCM RIPA, the State's apex training institute for civil servants, is in Jaipur.