Decentralization and Education Services

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What is essential for citizens to take responsibility for transforming society?

Strong central government

Effective participative democracy (correct)

Passive citizens

Authoritarian rule

What is the key role of citizens in governance according to the text?

Supporting authoritarian regimes

Blind obedience to authority

Having no role in governance

Active participation in public duty (correct)

How can the new architecture of governance be effectively established based on the text?

Limiting citizen involvement

Autocratic decision-making

Devolution, decentralisation, and democratisation (correct)

Centralization of power

What is the primary concern raised about primary school teachers seeking promotion from a distant education director?

They may not be accountable to the local community. Signup and view all the answers

Which level of government should have direct supervision over the functions, finances, and functionaries of development and public welfare programs?

Elected bodies at the district level Signup and view all the answers

What is the proposed role of District Councils in managing cadres of school teachers, supervisors, and administrators according to the text?

Recruit, train, and manage them Signup and view all the answers

What is the main structural problem identified with the Indian Administrative Service and the Indian Police Service?

They were founded on the imperial idea of territorial control. Signup and view all the answers

Why does the present structure of the All India Services pose a challenge to full-fledged democratic representative government at the district level?

Because it does not allow elected district panchayats to handle 'law and order'. Signup and view all the answers

What does the Commission recommend regarding the relationship between the State and associations, NGOs, and voluntary bodies?

Establish a pattern of cooperative relationship to launch a concerted effort for progressive social change. Signup and view all the answers

Why does the text suggest that State and civil society are complementary rather than antithetical?

To emphasize the need for collaborative efforts in social change. Signup and view all the answers

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What is essential for citizens to take responsibility for transforming society?

What is the key role of citizens in governance according to the text?

How can the new architecture of governance be effectively established based on the text?

What is the primary concern raised about primary school teachers seeking promotion from a distant education director?

Which level of government should have direct supervision over the functions, finances, and functionaries of development and public welfare programs?

What is the proposed role of District Councils in managing cadres of school teachers, supervisors, and administrators according to the text?

What is the main structural problem identified with the Indian Administrative Service and the Indian Police Service?

Why does the present structure of the All India Services pose a challenge to full-fledged democratic representative government at the district level?

What does the Commission recommend regarding the relationship between the State and associations, NGOs, and voluntary bodies?

Why does the text suggest that State and civil society are complementary rather than antithetical?

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