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Which department steers Special Campaign 6.0 for institutionalising Swachhata and reducing pendency in government offices?

  1. A.Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances
  2. B.Department of Personnel and Training
  3. C.Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
  4. D.Department of Expenditure

Correct answer

A. Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances

Explanation

The correct answer is the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances, written in short as DARPG. It steers the campaign across ministries and departments, with the aim of making Swachhata a settled part of office life and of raising administrative efficiency through orderly record management, the clearing of pending matters on time and better use of office space. Option B names the Department of Personnel and Training, which handles service matters and training, not this drive. Option C names DPIIT, which works on industry and internal trade. Option D names the Department of Expenditure, which sits in the Finance Ministry and deals with public spending. Each participating ministry sets its own targets in a preparatory phase and then reports what it achieved, which is why the figures differ from ministry to ministry.

Read the full article: Special Campaign 6.0 Ends in Parliamentary Affairs Ministry

Practice Questions

Q3.NationalMedium

The National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA), the flagship initiative of the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, supports the paperless functioning of which bodies?

  1. A.State Legislatures
  2. B.District courts
  3. C.Gram panchayats
  4. D.Central universities
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Correct answer: A. State Legislatures

NeVA is described as the flagship initiative of the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs and it carries the paperless working of State Legislatures, which makes legislative business quicker and cuts the use of paper.

Q4.NationalHard

Which Lieutenant Governor was among the guests at the Sardar Katha programme?

  1. A.Taranjit Singh Sandhu, Lieutenant Governor of Delhi
  2. B.Manoj Sinha, Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir
  3. C.Praful Patel, Administrator of Dadra and Nagar Haveli
  4. D.R. K. Mathur, Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh
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Correct answer: A. Taranjit Singh Sandhu, Lieutenant Governor of Delhi

The correct answer is Taranjit Singh Sandhu, Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, who attended the programme at Uprashtrapati Bhavan along with other invited guests.

Q5.NationalMedium

According to the Vice-President's address, how many princely states had to be integrated into the Indian Union at the time of Independence?

  1. A.More than 350
  2. B.More than 450
  3. C.More than 550
  4. D.More than 650
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Correct answer: C. More than 550

Recalling the position in 1947, the Vice-President said Partition had left the country in uncertainty and that this many princely states had to be brought into the Indian Union, a task Sardar Patel completed through determination, persuasion, administrative ability and statesmanship.