List of top Political Science Questions on Public Policy

How many days of work is guaranteed to rural households under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA)?

Which among the following statements are CORRECT about policy formulation process in India?
(A) All policies must have the approval of the cabinet.
(B) Legislators are concerned with central political tasks of policy formulation.
(C) Administrative agencies are delegated with discretionary authority known as 'the rule making process.
(D) The Judiciary has no power to modify policies.
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Who amongst these developed the 'garbage can model' of policy-making?

Which of the following is not an official actor of public policy?

Which one of the following is not a type of Public Policy in Theodore Lowi's classification?

How many days of wage employment is guaranteed in a financial year to every rural household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work in the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act?

Which among the following statements are CORRECT about policy formulation process in India?
A. All policies must have the approval of the cabinet.
B. Legislators are concerned with central political tasks of policy formulation.
C. Administrative agencies are delegated with discretionary authority known as 'the rule making process.'
D. The Judiciary has no power to modify policies.
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Match the LIST-I with LIST-II.

LIST-I	(Theory/Model/Approach)	LIST-II	(Author/Thinker)
A.	Group Theory	III.	Earl Latham
B.	Rational Model	IV.	Herbert Simon, Yehezkel Dror and Thomas R. Dye
C.	Incremental Model	II.	Charles E. Lindblom
D.	System Approach	I.	David Easton

Match the LIST-I with LIST-II

LIST-I	LIST-II
A. Incremental Model	III. Policy as continuation of previous policy with minimum change.
B. Rational Model	IV. Policy is one that is correctly designed to maximize the net value achievement.
C. Game Theory	I. Policy as rational choice in competitive situations.
D. Elite Model	II. Policy represents the preferences of specific interests of the society.

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