UPSC Prelims 2012 · GS Paper I
Question 23: Economy and Social Development
Which of the following can be said to be essentially the parts of 'Inclusive Governance'?
- 1.Permitting the Non-Banking Financial Companies to do banking
- 2.Establishing effective District Planning Committees in all the districts
- 3.Increasing the government spending on public health
- 4.Strengthening the Mid-day Meal Scheme
Select the correct answer using the codes given below :
AnswerUPSC’s answer is (c).
Inclusive governance means development and decision-making that reach everyone. Effective District Planning Committees bring decentralised planning, while higher public health spending and a stronger Mid-day Meal Scheme widen social benefit and participation. Letting non-banking financial companies do banking is a financial-sector regulatory step, not essentially a part of inclusive governance.
- 1. Permitting NBFCs to do banking is a financial-sector step, not essentially inclusive governance.
- 2. District Planning Committees support decentralised, participatory planning.
- 3. More public health spending widens access to health care.
- 4. A stronger Mid-day Meal Scheme improves nutrition and school attendance.
How you could have got this
- If you were sure statement 2 is correct, (b) goes: it leaves 2 out.
What you needed to know: District Planning Committees support decentralised, participatory planning.
The red flag in statement 2 is “all”. In UPSC’s papers, statements with “all” were true 41% of the time (76 statements). A hint, not a rule.
- Then, if you were sure statement 1 is not correct, (a) and (d) go: each of them includes 1.
What you needed to know: Permitting NBFCs to do banking is a financial-sector step, not essentially inclusive governance.
Only (c) is left. You didn’t need statements 3 or 4.
Which options go is worked out from UPSC’s key and the options, not by a model.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) Wrong: it includes NBFCs doing banking and leaves out health spending and mid-day meals.
- (b) Incomplete: District Planning Committees are also a part of inclusive governance.
- (c) Correct: DPCs, public health spending and the Mid-day Meal Scheme.
- (d) Wrong: it includes statement 1 on NBFCs doing banking.
Answer: UPSC’s key. Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2012, General Studies Paper I, Series A. The paper on upsc.gov.in.