Indian Administrative Service (IAS) Quiz

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What is the role of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) in the Government of India?

To represent India in international administrative bodies

To lead the Indian Police Service and the Indian Forest Service

To oversee the functioning of public sector undertakings

To serve as part of the permanent bureaucracy and provide administrative continuity (correct)

What is the initial role of an IAS officer after confirmation of service?

Lead a district as a district magistrate and collector

Serve as a sub-divisional magistrate during a probationary period (correct)

Head a whole state administrative division as a divisional commissioner

Lead a government ministry or department

Where are IAS officers deployed apart from serving the Government of India and individual states?

Educational institutions and research organizations

Private sector corporations and multinational companies

Non-governmental organizations and international agencies

Constitutional bodies, public sector undertakings, and regulatory bodies (correct)

What is the significance of the IAS in the parliamentary system of government?

It is a part of the permanent bureaucracy and ensures administrative continuity Signup and view all the answers

What is the career progression for an IAS officer after serving as a district magistrate and collector?

Possible promotion to head a whole state administrative division as a divisional commissioner Signup and view all the answers

What was the economic policy followed by successive governments in India from independence until 1991?

Protectionist economic policies with extensive state intervention Signup and view all the answers

What led to the adoption of broad economic liberalization in India in 1991?

Acute balance of payments crisis Signup and view all the answers

What is the rank of India by GDP (nominal) according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF)?

139th Signup and view all the answers

What is the percentage of India's contribution to the global economy in 2022 in PPP terms?

7.2% Signup and view all the answers

What characterized the economic policies in India until 1991?

Dirigism, in the form of the Licence Raj Signup and view all the answers

Indian Administrative Service (IAS) Quiz

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What is the role of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) in the Government of India?

What is the initial role of an IAS officer after confirmation of service?

Where are IAS officers deployed apart from serving the Government of India and individual states?

What is the significance of the IAS in the parliamentary system of government?

What is the career progression for an IAS officer after serving as a district magistrate and collector?

What was the economic policy followed by successive governments in India from independence until 1991?

What led to the adoption of broad economic liberalization in India in 1991?

What is the rank of India by GDP (nominal) according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF)?

What is the percentage of India's contribution to the global economy in 2022 in PPP terms?

What characterized the economic policies in India until 1991?

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