16.07.2026

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1.

Following the creation of five new districts in a mountainous Union Territory, the administration decides to establish an Autonomous Hill Development Council in each district to improve access to public services, district planning, and local decision-making. However, several civil society organisations oppose the move, arguing that while local governance is necessary, the simultaneous creation of multiple district-level institutions before establishing a proposed Union Territory-level representative body may fragment authority, weaken policy coordination, and create overlapping jurisdictions among district councils, Panchayati Raj Institutions, and the Union Territory administration. The administration maintains that bringing decision-making closer to citizens is essential given the difficult terrain and scattered settlements.

The above case most appropriately reflects which principle of Public Administration?

Unity of Command

Decentralization

Administrative Neutrality

Span of Control

2.

Consider the following statements regarding the India–UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA):

It is India's first comprehensive trade agreement with a developed country.
The agreement includes provisions on digital trade, government procurement, labour and environment in addition to trade in goods and services.
Under the Double Contribution Convention (DCC), all Indian nationals working in the United Kingdom, irrespective of when they migrated, are exempt from UK social security contributions for five years.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 and 2 only

2 only

1 and 3 only

1, 2 and 3

3.

With reference to Helium, consider the following statements:

Helium is commercially extracted mainly from natural gas fields rather than directly from the atmosphere.
Helium possesses the lowest boiling point among all elements.
India currently meets most of its helium requirement through domestic production from thermal springs.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 and 2 only

2 and 3 only

1 only

1, 2 and 3

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