UPSC CSE Prelims
Question 52
With reference to the Union Government, consider the following statements:
- N. Gopalaswamy Iyengar Committee suggested that a minister and a secretary be designated solely for pursuing the subject of administrative reform and promoting it.
- In 1970, the Department of Personnel was constituted on the recommendation of the Administrative Reforms Commission, 1966, and this was placed under the Prime Minister's charge.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: B
Correct Option: B (2 only)
Explanation: The administrative-reform recommendation in statement 1 is not attributable to the Gopalaswamy Ayyangar Committee in the form claimed. The Department of Personnel was set up in 1970 following the First ARC reforms and placed under the Prime Minister.
Statement / Pair / Item-wise Analysis:
1. Incorrect / does not qualify - The claimed specific minister-and-secretary recommendation is not correctly ascribed to the Ayyangar Committee.
2. Correct / qualifies - Department of Personnel was set up in 1970 on First ARC recommendations and functioned under the Prime Minister.
Option-wise Analysis:
A. Incorrect-includes item 1, which is not valid (The claimed specific minister-and-secretary recommendation is not correctly ascribed to the Ayyangar Committee); omits valid item 2 (Department of Personnel was set up in 1970 on First ARC recommendations and functioned under the Prime Minister).
B. Correct-selects exactly the supported statements/items: 2.
C. Incorrect-includes item 1, which is not valid (The claimed specific minister-and-secretary recommendation is not correctly ascribed to the Ayyangar Committee).
D. Incorrect-omits valid item 2 (Department of Personnel was set up in 1970 on First ARC recommendations and functioned under the Prime Minister).
Review note: Some prep sources differ in attribution of statement 1; the sheet’s official-key interpretation has been preserved.