Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 8 (SSC) · History-Political Science (इतिहास-राज्यशास्त्र)
Chapter: Chapter 20 — Chapter 20: Bureaucracy
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. How are civil servants selected? [1]
(A) Through competitive examinations
(B) By random selection
(C) By inheritance
(D) By popular vote
2. What is a key feature of bureaucracy? [1]
(A) It remains permanent regardless of ruling party
(B) It changes with every election
(C) It has no continuity
(D) It is elected directly
3. What does bureaucracy implement? [1]
(A) Policies decided by elected representatives
(B) Only its own decisions
(C) Foreign policies only
(D) Nothing significant
4. What does bureaucracy provide? [1]
(A) Technical expertise and administrative continuity
(B) No expertise at all
(C) Only ceremonial functions
(D) Only military support
5. At what levels do bureaucrats work? [1]
(A) From national ministries to district administration
(B) Only at the national level
(C) Only at the local level
(D) Nowhere specific
6. What does bureaucracy help ensure? [1]
(A) Government policies reach citizens
(B) Policies never reach citizens
(C) Only elite access to policies
(D) Nothing significant
7. Why is an efficient bureaucracy important? [1]
(A) For good governance and effective action
(B) It's not important
(C) It slows governance unnecessarily
(D) No specific reason
8. Why learn about bureaucracy? [1]
(A) To understand how policies are implemented
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests
9. How are civil servants selected? [1]
(A) Through competitive examinations
(B) By random selection
(C) By inheritance
(D) By popular vote
10. What is a key feature of bureaucracy? [1]
(A) It remains permanent regardless of ruling party
(B) It changes with every election
(C) It has no continuity
(D) It is elected directly
11. What does bureaucracy implement? [1]
(A) Policies decided by elected representatives
(B) Only its own decisions
(C) Foreign policies only
(D) Nothing significant
12. What does bureaucracy provide? [1]
(A) Technical expertise and administrative continuity
(B) No expertise at all
(C) Only ceremonial functions
(D) Only military support
13. At what levels do bureaucrats work? [1]
(A) From national ministries to district administration
(B) Only at the national level
(C) Only at the local level
(D) Nowhere specific
14. What does bureaucracy help ensure? [1]
(A) Government policies reach citizens
(B) Policies never reach citizens
(C) Only elite access to policies
(D) Nothing significant
15. Why is an efficient bureaucracy important? [1]
(A) For good governance and effective action
(B) It's not important
(C) It slows governance unnecessarily
(D) No specific reason
16. Why learn about bureaucracy? [1]
(A) To understand how policies are implemented
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests