Implementations of the target programmes of the government is the primary duty of the _____ a part of the _____

Analyze the question The question asks which body is mainly responsible for carrying out (implementing) the government's planned programmes and policies, and what larger body it belongs to.

Explain the concept

• Public Service: the larger body. It includes all workers employed by government at the federal, state and local levels. This covers the civil service, the armed forces, police, judiciary staff, parastatals, government corporations, and so on.
• Civil Service: a smaller part of the public service. It is made up of non-political, permanent, professional staff in the ministries and departments. Their main job is to implement government policies and programmes, and to advise ministers.

So the civil service is a part of the public service, not the other way around.

Step-by-step solution

1. The duty described is implementing government programmes, which is the work of the Civil Service.
2. The sentence says this body is "a part of the ___", so the second blank must be the larger body, the Public Service.
3. Check the options: • A. Courts and Judiciary: courts interpret laws, they do not implement programmes. Wrong. • B. Public Service, then Civil Service: this reverses the relationship, since the public service is not a part of the civil service. Wrong. • C. Civil Service, then Public Service: correct. • D. Ministers and Ministry of Works: ministers are political appointees who direct policy, and a ministry is not what the question describes. Wrong.

Answer: C. Civil Service; Public Service

Exam tip Remember the order: Civil Service ⊂ Public Service. Civil servants carry out policy and politicians make it. When a question says "a part of", pick the smaller body first and the bigger body second.