UPSC PYQPrelims 2021

Civil Services Examination · प्रश्न 78

With reference to the Union Government, consider the following statements: 1. N. Gopalaswamy Iyengar Committee suggested that a minister and a secretary be designated solely for pursuing the subject of administrative reform and promoting it. 2. 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?

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 only
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2
उत्तर देखें और व्याख्या

उत्तर: (B) 2 only

व्याख्या

The Department of Personnel was created in 1970 on ARC's recommendation under the Cabinet Secretariat/PM. The Gopalaswamy Ayyangar report (1949) recommended an O&M organisation, not a dedicated minister and secretary.