In the context of India, which one of the following is the characteristic appropriate for bureaucracy ?
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Answer: D. The core job of the bureaucracy (civil services) is to carry out the policies and laws made by the political executive and the legislature.
Watch for: Options A to C sound grand and positive, but the basic definition is policy implementation.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Wrong because widening parliamentary democracy is a political, not bureaucratic, role.
- B. Wrong because federalism is shaped by the Constitution and political bodies.
- C. Wrong because political stability and growth are broader outcomes, not the defining feature.
Source to check: NCERT Class 11 Indian Constitution at Work, Chapter 4 (Executive), section on permanent executive: bureaucracy
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