{"id":91916,"date":"2025-06-01T11:09:11","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:09:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=91916"},"modified":"2025-06-01T11:09:11","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:09:11","slug":"with-reference-to-the-union-government-consider-the-following-stateme-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/with-reference-to-the-union-government-consider-the-following-stateme-2\/","title":{"rendered":"With reference to the Union Government, consider the following stateme"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With reference to the Union Government, consider the following statements :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>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.<\/li>\n<li>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&#8217;s charge.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Which of the statements given above is\/are correct?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;2 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;Both 1 and 2&#8243; option4=&#8221;Neither 1 nor 2&#8243; correct=&#8221;option2&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC IAS &#8211; 2021<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-ias-2021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-ias-2021\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nThe correct answer is B) 2 only.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nStatement 2 is correct. The Administrative Reforms Commission (ARC) headed by Morarji Desai submitted its report in 1966. One of its key recommendations was the creation of a Department of Personnel. This Department was constituted in 1970 and placed under the direct charge of the Prime Minister to underscore the importance of personnel administration.<br \/>\nStatement 1 is incorrect. While the N. Gopalaswamy Iyengar Committee (1949) made significant recommendations for the reorganisation of the central government machinery and administrative improvements, the specific suggestion of designating a minister and a secretary solely for administrative reform and promoting it is not primarily associated with this committee. Various mechanisms for overseeing administrative reforms have been suggested and implemented over time, often involving departments under the Prime Minister or Cabinet Secretariat.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nThe Department of Personnel was later merged with the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances to form the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), which remains a key body under the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, reporting to the Prime Minister.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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 &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"With reference to the Union Government, consider the following stateme\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/with-reference-to-the-union-government-consider-the-following-stateme-2\/#more-91916\">Detailed Solution<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">With reference to the Union Government, consider the following stateme<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1092],"tags":[1110,1099,1172],"class_list":["post-91916","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upsc-ias","tag-1110","tag-indian-polity-and-governance","tag-the-governance-system","no-featured-image-padding"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v23.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>With reference to the Union Government, consider the following stateme<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The correct answer is B) 2 only. 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