UPSC Governance – Chapter 14: Government Policies and Interventions – Design and Implementation (20 MCQs)

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UPSC Governance – Chapter 14: Government Policies and Interventions – Design and Implementation (20 MCQs) – 19 questions, subject: Governance. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.

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1.  

The definition of public policy as "whatever governments choose to do or not to do" is associated with:

Correct Answer: C [Thomas Dye]

Explanation:

Thomas Dye defined public policy as 'whatever governments choose to do or not to do'.

2.  

The term "street-level bureaucracy" was given by:

Correct Answer: B [Michael Lipsky]

Explanation:

Michael Lipsky called front-line staff such as teachers, constables and health workers 'street-level bureaucrats'.

3.  

Which body evaluates Central schemes and runs the Output-Outcome Monitoring Framework?

Correct Answer: A [Development Monitoring and Evaluation Office]

Explanation:

DMEO, attached to NITI Aayog, evaluates Central schemes and runs the Output-Outcome Monitoring Framework linked to the Union Budget.

4.  

The Aspirational Districts Programme was launched in:

Correct Answer: D [2018]

Explanation:

The Prime Minister launched the Aspirational Districts Programme in January 2018.

5.  

A rich family holding a below-poverty-line card is an example of:

Correct Answer: A [inclusion error]

Explanation:

An inclusion error means an ineligible person gets the benefit, as when a rich family holds a BPL card.

6.  

Under the Pre-Legislative Consultation Policy, draft Bills are normally kept open for public comment for at least:

Correct Answer: B [30 days]

Explanation:

The Pre-Legislative Consultation Policy, 2014 asks that draft Bills be published for public comment normally for at least 30 days.

7.  

The Results Framework Document was introduced in:

Correct Answer: C [2009]

Explanation:

The RFD was introduced in 2009 under the Performance Monitoring and Evaluation System.

8.  

Changing the default option so that people are enrolled unless they opt out is an example of a:

Correct Answer: D [nudge]

Explanation:

A default option steers behaviour through choice design without compulsion or money, which is the essence of a nudge.

9.  

NITI Aayog was set up on:

Correct Answer: A [1 January 2015]

Explanation:

NITI Aayog was set up on 1 January 2015 in place of the Planning Commission.

10.  

Consider the following statements:

1. Evaluation is the last stage of the policy cycle.
2. The bottom-up view stresses the role of front-line staff in implementation.
3. NITI Aayog allocates plan grants to the States.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Correct Answer: B [1 and 2 only]

Explanation:

Evaluation is the last stage and the bottom-up view stresses front-line staff; NITI Aayog is a think tank without plan grants.

11.  

Assertion (A): Many Central schemes give States flexibility in choosing how to reach the goals.

Reason (R): A single design for the whole country often ignores local needs and conditions.

Correct Answer: A [Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A]

Explanation:

Because one national design often ignores local needs, schemes give States flexibility, so R explains A.

12.  

The Aspirational Blocks Programme covers about:

Correct Answer: C [500 blocks]

Explanation:

The Aspirational Blocks Programme of January 2023 extends the district approach to 500 blocks.

13.  

The 2019 Nobel Prize in Economics recognised an experimental approach to fighting poverty. Which of the following did NOT share it?

Correct Answer: D [Amartya Sen]

Explanation:

he won in 1998.

14.  

The book Implementation (1973), which showed how a programme lost its way through many decision points, was written by:

Correct Answer: B [Pressman and Wildavsky]

Explanation:

Pressman and Wildavsky's Implementation (1973) showed a US federal programme losing its way through many decision points.

15.  

Which of the following is a remedy for leakage in welfare schemes?

Correct Answer: A [Direct Benefit Transfer]

Explanation:

DBT sends money straight into beneficiaries' accounts, cutting out intermediaries where funds leak.

16.  

The idea of the nudge was popularised by:

Correct Answer: A [Thaler and Sunstein]

Explanation:

Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein popularised the nudge in their 2008 book.

17.  

Arrange the following in chronological order:

1. Results Framework Document
2. Aspirational Blocks Programme
3. NITI Aayog
4. Pressman and Wildavsky's study Implementation

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Correct Answer: C [4-1-3-2]

Explanation:

1973, 2009, 2015, 2023.

18.  

Counting the number of classrooms built rather than children's learning levels is an example of:

Correct Answer: B [input focus]

Explanation:

Counting classrooms built measures inputs, not results such as children's learning levels.

19.  

The stage of the policy cycle in which a problem first gets public and political attention is:

Correct Answer: C [agenda setting]

Explanation:

Agenda setting is the first stage, when a problem gets public and political attention.

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