Governance-related questions asked in the OPSC Assistant Section Officer (ASO)
OPSC ASO Year 2021
1. Which of the following has submitted the ‘Right to Information: Master key to Good Governance’ report?
(A) Sarkaria Commission
(B) Punchhi Commission
(C) Administrative Reforms Commission -1
(D) Administrative Reforms Commission -2
2. Which of the following is the most effective means of citizens’ control over administration?
(A) Public Opinion (B) Election
(C) Pressure groups (D) Advisory Committee
3. How can a new All India Service be created?
(A) By a resolution of the Rajya Sabha
(B) By an order of the President
(C) By a resolution of the UPSC
(D) By an Act of Parliament
4. Which of the following committees laid down the British concept of Civil Service neutrality?
(A) Fulton Committee (B) Masterman Committee
(C) Sapru Committee (D) Northcote-Trevelyn Committee
OPSC ASO 2018
Which is a tool of executive control to enforce administrative accountability?
(a) Audit (b) Pressure Groups
(c) Writs (d) Appointment and Removal
What was the theme of the 21st National Conference on e-governance in 2018?
(a) Artificial intelligence and e-governance
(b) Transparency and e-governance
(c) Technology and good governance
(d) Technology for Accelerating Development
What is called a Rolling Plan?
(A) A plan that changes its target every year
(B) A plan that changes its allocation every year
(C) A plan that does not change its target every year
(D) A plan that changes its target and allocation every year
Which is the most appropriate measure of the country’s economic growth?
(A) Gross Domestic Product (B) Net Domestic Product
(C) Gross National Product (D) Per Capita Real Income
Which is the first open defecation free state?
(a) Rajasthan (b) Kerala
(c) Sikkim (d) Himachal Pradesh
Which Scheme is intended to provide market-relevant skill development training to the youth?
(A) Sampada (B) Swayam (C) Saksham (D) Sankalp
What is the product “Ulta Chaata” used for?
(A) Retaliating attack
(B) Recycling plastic
(C) Tracking absconded criminal
(D) Conserving and harvesting rainwater