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TIME: 10 Minutes TYPE TEST Speed: 30 W.P.M
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Before starting to type the paragraph, candidate shall enter his/her roll number in the relevant column appearing on the computer
screen and ensure that all the information appearing on the computer screen is correct in his/her case.
2. Start typing the following paragraph only on the direction of the Centre Supdt. and stop typing when the time is over.
3. Do not type strokes given in the right-hand margin.
4. Repeat the passage, if time permits.
5. After the completion of the typing test, a computer-generated copy will be printed of the text typed by the candidate and every
candidate is required to sign his/her typed sheet in the presence of Centre Superintendent/invigilator and hand-over the same to the
Invigilator/Centre Superintendent.
6. The candidates are directed that while typing the paragraph don't use/press irrelevant keys on the key board. No additional
time/chance will be given if the instructions are not followed.
7. Strictly adhere to all the instructions of centre superintendent regarding conduct of examinations including the instructions on the
containment measures of COVID-19 during conduct of examinations.

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The Kothari Committee Report on Recruitment Policy and Selection Methods interlaid recommended
a major change in the examination system. They recommended a two stage
Examination process a preliminary examination followed by a main examination. This Committee also
suggested changes in the training pattern for the civil services. The Fifth Central Pay Commission that
employment on contract basis should be encouraged and Government employees should have the
right to retain their lien for two years in case they wish to migrate to the private sector. This is to be
done through devolution of functions, funds and functionaries. This exercise has to cover the entire
range of subjects as mentioned in the Eleventh Schedule of the Constitution. Most of the States have
already assigned a majority of the important subjects to the Panchayats. Some of the States have
even gone to the extent of devolving all the subjects through the state act itself. But, in practice such
transfers have remained incomplete. Firstly, there has been lack of rational thinking as to which of the
disaggregated activities, based on considerations of economies of scale, efficiency , capacity ,

enforceability and proximity, ought to be devolved . This has led to overlapping jurisdiction
of different tiers of government. This situation seriously undermines accountability.
Secondly, in many cases, while States assign responsibilities to local Governments, they leave
the performance of key activities and sub-activities necessary to deliver such devolved
services with State line agencies. Though the problems of Indian agricultures and the causes
of distress of farmers are not matters within the purview of this commission. It is clear that
the difficulties of the agrarian community have the potential of engendering serious conflicts.

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HIMACHAL PRADESH STAFF SELECTION COMMISSION, HAMIRPUR-177001

TIME: 10 Minutes TYPE TEST Speed: 30 W.P.M
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Before starting to type the paragraph, candidate shall enter his/her roll number in the relevant column appearing on the
computer screen and ensure that all the information appearing on the computer screen is correct in his/her case.
2. Start typing the following paragraph only on the direction of the Centre Supdt. and stop typing when the time is over.
3. Do not type strokes given in the right-hand margin.
4. Repeat the passage, if time permits.
5. After the completion of the typing test, a computer-generated copy will be printed of the text typed by the candidate and every
candidate is required to sign his/her typed sheet in the presence of Centre Superintendent/invigilator and hand-over the same to the
Invigilator/Centre Superintendent.
6. The candidates are directed that while typing the paragraph don't use/press irrelevant keys on the key board. No additional
time/chance will be given if the instructions are not followed.
7. Strictly adhere to all the instructions of centre superintendent regarding conduct of examinations including the instructions on the
containment measures of COVID-19 during conduct of examinations.

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The Expert Group on Agriculture Indebtedness appointed by the Ministry of Finance went into
the causes of farmers distress and came to the conclusion that phenomena like farmers' suicides
and their debts burden are the symptoms of a larger malaise which manifests itself in declining
profitability, increasing risks, degradation of natural resources and decline in investment
agriculture etc. With the farmers unable to meet basic needs like education for their children
and family health care, deep distress and despair arise to ensure the implementation of its
recommendations. In a report prepared by the Prevention of Atrocities against Scheduled
castes, it was observed Displacement of people from their lands has been a source of conflict,
even when government acquires land for a public purpose under the provisions of the law. Lands
may be acquired for small projects like installation of a small sub-station involving very little
displacement or for large projects like the major hide projects resulting in large scale
displacement. Lands are acquired under the land Acquisition act similar state laws. The laws
prescribe the procedure to be followed while acquiring lands and also lay down the norms for
compensating the title holders. Acquisition of land is necessary for the larger socio-economic
development of a country. Putting land to more economic use and thus increasing the economic
returns to the society is the underlying principle for acquisition of land. But it has been
experienced that the person who loses land feels that he has been given a raw deal while
compensating him. The Civil Services Examination Review Committee, recommended major
changes in the structure of the examination system for recruitment to the civil services. It
favored testing the candidates in a common subject rather than on optional subjects.

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HIMACHAL PRADESH STAFF SELECTION COMMISSION, HAMIRPUR-177001

TIME: 10 Minutes TYPE TEST Speed: 30 W.P.M
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Before starting to type the paragraph, candidate shall enter his/her roll number in the relevant column appearing on the
computer screen and ensure that all the information appearing on the computer screen is correct in his/her case.
2. Start typing the following paragraph only on the direction of the Centre Supdt. and stop typing when the time is over.
3. Do not type strokes given in the right-hand margin.
4. Repeat the passage, if time permits.
5. After the completion of the typing test, a computer-generated copy will be printed of the text typed by the candidate and every
candidate is required to sign his/her typed sheet in the presence of Centre Superintendent/invigilator and hand-over the same to the
Invigilator/Centre Superintendent.
6. The candidates are directed that while typing the paragraph don't use/press irrelevant keys on the key board. No additional
time/chance will be given if the instructions are not followed.
7. Strictly adhere to all the instructions of centre superintendent regarding conduct of examinations including the instructions on the
containment measures of COVID-19 during conduct of examinations.

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The Committee on Civil Service Reforms made recommendations, inter alia on recruitment and
recommended that the age for entrants to the higher civil services should be five years age
concession for members of the Schedules Castes/Schedules Tribes and three years for the Other
Backward Classes. The Hota Committee also recommended that aptitude and leadership tests
may be introduced for selection and that probationers may be allowed one month time after
commencement of training to exercise their option for Services. There are no Scheduled castes
and the entire population is Scheduled Tribe, based on information furnished by the Inter -State
Council multi member Commission known as the Commission for Scheduled Castes and
Scheduled Tribes. Several fundamental changes have occurred since the mid in the civil services
of most countries across the globe. Governments have sought to reshape rigid, hierarchal
nineteenth century bureaucracies into more flexible decentralized citizen responsive civil
services, compatible with late twentieth century technological and economic requiremen ts. In
some of these countries reforms have been sweeping representing programmers of radical
systemic transformation. Some other countries have pursued strategies of incremental
improvements in specific aspects of the functioning of the civil service whil e conserving the basic
core of their administrative structure. The experience of the countries forms a continuum of
change in this spectrum with New Zealand, Australia and the at the systemic reformist end while
the Asian cases Japan and Singapore have taken more increment list approaches. This Topic tries
to analyze these approaches and extrapolate lessons that may be learnt and adopted as
appropriate in the Indian context. Australia experienced, during the declining international
competitiveness and mounting densities that translated into substantial foreign and public debts.
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HIMACHAL PRADESH STAFF SELECTION COMMISSION, HAMIRPUR-177001

TIME: 10 Minutes TYPE TEST Speed: 30 W.P.M
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Before starting to type the paragraph, candidate shall enter his/her roll number in the relevant column appearing on the
computer screen and ensure that all the information appearing on the computer screen is correct in his/her case.
2. Start typing the following paragraph only on the direction of the Centre Supdt. and stop typing when the time is over.
3. Do not type strokes given in the right-hand margin.
4. Repeat the passage, if time permits.
5. After the completion of the typing test, a computer-generated copy will be printed of the text typed by the candidate and every
candidate is required to sign his/her typed sheet in the presence of Centre Superintendent/invigilator and hand-over the same to the
Invigilator/Centre Superintendent.
6. The candidates are directed that while typing the paragraph don't use/press irrelevant keys on the key board. No additional
time/chance will be given if the instructions are not followed.
7. Strictly adhere to all the instructions of centre superintendent regarding conduct of examinations including the instructions on the
containment measures of COVID-19 during conduct of examinations.

Strokes

The difficulties entailed by increased land fragmentation have been compounded by rising
indebtedness of farmers due to multiplicity of causes such as resort to non -formal sources like
private money lenders for short term credit issue and empower the Commission by giving it more
powers under the Constitution, the key objective of Article of the Constitution is to ensure that
Panchayats at all levels function as institutions of self government rather than as implementing
agencies. Acquisition of lands is generally problematic as the persons dependant on the land is
deprived of various benefits they derive from it at times even livelihood. The land acquisition
laws provide for a reasonable compensation to be paid to the land losers. But generally the
compensation so paid is inadequate because the evaluation of the market value of land is based
on techniques which do not reflect the actual value of the land to the land loser. Land Acquisition
Officers follow the prevailing prices as indicated by the registered sale transactions. This official
value of land is a supressed value of land. A closely associated issue is the rehabilitation of
persons who have lost their land, and consequently their livelihood. There was no comprehensive
policy for rehabilitation of such persons until when Government of India formulated a National
Policy on the Resettlement and Rehabilitation of Project Affected Families which was notified.
The functioning of the police and the criminal justice system and consequently, upholding the
rights and dignity of Scheduled castes. As distinct from land Acquisitio n Acts in other countries,
China land law contains explicit and detailed provisions and norms for peoples sustainable
resettlement rather than only for acquiring cultivated lands.

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HIMACHAL PRADESH STAFF SELECTION COMMISSION, HAMIRPUR-177001

TIME: 10 Minutes TYPE TEST Speed: 30 W.P.M
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Before starting to type the paragraph, candidate shall enter his/her roll number in the relevant column appearing on the
computer screen and ensure that all the information appearing on the computer screen is correct in his/her case.
2. Start typing the following paragraph only on the direction of the Centre Supdt. and stop typing when the time is over.
3. Do not type strokes given in the right-hand margin.
4. Repeat the passage, if time permits.
5. After the completion of the typing test, a computer-generated copy will be printed of the text typed by the candidate and every
candidate is required to sign his/her typed sheet in the presence of Centre Superintendent/invigilator and hand-over the same to the
Invigilator/Centre Superintendent.
6. The candidates are directed that while typing the paragraph don't use/press irrelevant keys on the key board. No additional
time/chance will be given if the instructions are not followed.
7. Strictly adhere to all the instructions of centre superintendent regarding conduct of examinations including the instructions on the
containment measures of COVID-19 during conduct of examinations.

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These restrictions on expropriations reflect the central authorities efforts to reduce the loss of
arable lands, counteract abusive land seizures and the resulting peasant protests and to keep
tighter checks on the aggregate size of involuntary resettlements. The Chinese institutional and
administrative system provides for, and requires, that each province establish its own
institutional capacity for resettlement, as a equipped with a large multi professional staff in
resettlement operations and mandated to look at virtually all aspects of operations in that
province. These are important agencies on their own, despite their modest title as bureaus, given
that the population in each China provinces is in tens of millions. Significantly, the legislation
confers on these agencies the responsibility for managing the reservoir development funds and
initiating development interventions to benefit the resettles. Keeping in mind that China has
increased, in several successive stages, the amount of resources channeled as compensation to
the displaced populations, it is obvious that the combination of financing through multiple
channels results in much more support for sustainable reconstruction post resettlement. This is
one reason why the incidence of impoverishment of displaced people is reportedly decreasing in
China. Over time, as reported by evaluation studies by the World Bank and other agencies despite
the increase in numbers of persons displaces, National commission for Sched uled Castes, further
recommended changes in the contents of the foundation courses at the National Academy of
Administration. The Committee to Review In Service Training subsequently made several
recommendations to further strengthen and improve these.

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