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Topic Good governance
Asked 2 times across 2 UPSC exams over 1 years (2023–2024), peaking in 2023.
Key insights
- Most tested in CDS — 1 of 2 PYQs
- Most asked in 2023
- Recurs across 2 years (2023–2024)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CDS 2023 → GEO 2024
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (2 of 2) are since 2016.
Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
GEO2024
Which of the following statements about 'Good Governance Index' (GGI) is/are not correct ?
- The first Good Governance Index, prepared by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG) in partnership with the Centre for Good Governance, Hyderabad, was brought out in 2019
- The framework of assessment includes some sectors and indicators. GGI 2021 excluded 'Agriculture and Allied sectors' from the framework of assessment
- According to GGI 2021, Jharkhand is one of the few states that has performed badly
- Union Territories are not under the purview of GGI. Select the answer
using the code given below :
- A 1 and 2
- B 2, 3 and 4 ✓
- C 2 only
- D 4 only
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Polity & Governance › Governance & e-Gov
CDS2023
Which of the following statements about the National Centre for Good Governance (NCGG) are correct ?
- NCGG was set up by the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy
- The National Institute of Administrative Research (NIAR) has been rechristened and subsumed into NCGG
- NCGG is an apex-level autonomous body under the Ministry of Home Affairs
- The Chairperson of the Governing Body of the NCGG is the Cabinet Secretary to the Government of India
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
- A 1, 2 and 4
- B 2 and 4 only ✓
- C 1 and 3 only
- D 3 and 4 only
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Polity & Governance › Governance & e-Gov
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