{"id":29434,"date":"2024-02-23T11:19:34","date_gmt":"2024-02-23T11:19:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/?p=29434"},"modified":"2024-02-23T11:19:36","modified_gmt":"2024-02-23T11:19:36","slug":"upsc-prelims-2021-question-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/upsc-prelims-2021-question-8\/","title":{"rendered":"UPSC Prelims 2021 &#8211; Question 8"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<p>Here is  Question No. 8 a part of our series on UPSC Prelims 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69f30dfcb086e\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-cssicon\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69f30dfcb086e\"  \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/upsc-prelims-2021-question-8\/#Q8_With_reference_to_the_Union_Government_consider_the_following_statements\" title=\"Q8. With reference to the Union Government, consider the following statements:\">Q8. With reference to the Union Government, consider the following statements:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Q8_With_reference_to_the_Union_Government_consider_the_following_statements\"><\/span>Q8. With reference to the Union Government, consider the following statements:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Gopalaswamy Iyengar Committee suggested that a minister and a secretary be designated<br>solely for pursuing the subject of administrative reform and promoting it.<\/li><li>In 1970, the Department of Personnel was constituted on the recommendation of the<br>Administrative Reforms Commission, 1966, and this was placed under the Prime Minister\u2019s<br>charge.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Which of the statements given above is\/are correct?<br>a) 1 only<br>b) 2 only<br>c) Both 1 and 2<br>d) Neither 1 nor 2<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Answer: (b) <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Statement 1 is incorrect:<\/strong> Sh. N. Gopalaswamy Iyengar, in his Report namely \u2018Reorganization of the Machinery of Central Government\u2019 in 1950 recommended for the grouping of ministries, improvement of the capabilities of the personnel, and also in the working of the O&amp;M Division. It was a 7-member drafting committee appointed on August 29, 1947.<\/li><li><strong>Statement 2 is correct:<\/strong> On the basis of the recommendations of ARC, DoPT was set under the Cabinet Secretary. 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