2004 General Studies, all questions

UPSC Prelims 2004 · General Studies

Question 6: Polity and Governance

The Archaeological Survey of India is an attached office of the Department/Ministry of

aCulture
bTourism
cScience and Technology
dHuman Resource Development

AnswerThe answer is (a).

The Archaeological Survey of India, set up in 1861, is an attached office of the Ministry of Culture. It protects and maintains centrally protected monuments and sites under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958. Remember the pairing: ASI with Culture, not Tourism, Science and Technology or Education.

Why each option is right or wrong
  • (a) Correct: ASI is an attached office of the Ministry of Culture.
  • (b) Tourism promotes sites but ASI does not report to it.
  • (c) Science and Technology has no role in monument protection.
  • (d) Human Resource Development (now Education) handles schools and universities, not monuments.

Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.

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Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2004, General Studies. UPSC's own paper isn't online; the words are from a published compilation. The paper on upsc.gov.in.