निम्नलिखित में कौनसा एक, इस परिच्छेद में अन्तर्निहित अनिवार्य संदेश है ?
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Which one of the following is the essential message implied by this passage?
(a) Civil services are not accountable to the society they are serving · (b) Educated and enlightened persons are not taking up political leadership · (c) The framers of the Constitution did not envisage the problems being encountered by the civil services · (d) There is a need and scope for reforms to improve the accountability of civil services
उत्तर और व्याख्या · explanation in English
Answer: (d) सिविल सेवाओं की जवाबदेही में संवर्धन हेतु सुधारों की आवश्यकता और गुंजाइश है
The first paragraph sets out the accountability problem and the second lists 'special measures' — reviewing Articles 311 and 312, a Civil Services Bill, statutory boards and decentralization. The essential message is that reforms to improve civil service accountability are both needed and possible.
- ✗ (a) Too sweeping: the passage says the balance tilted towards internal accountability, not that civil services answer to no one.
- ✗ (b) The education or quality of political leaders is never discussed.
- ✗ (c) The framers did foresee the issue: 'The need to balance internal and external accountability is thus built into the Constitution'.
- ✓ (d) The second paragraph is a list of measures 'for improving accountability in civil services'.
Remember · The 'essential message' usually sits where the passage moves from problem to solution; pick the option that covers both.
Question and answer: UPSC's official GS Paper II (2016, Series A) — paper ↗ · answer key ↗. Explanation: Minimalist IAS, checked 30 Sept 2026 (how we verify). ·