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According to the Machinery of Government Committee (1919) report, what are the two alternatives for determining and allocating the functions of departments?

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Distribution according to the nature of the service or distribution according to persons or classes to be dealt with

The Machinery of Government Committee, chaired by Lord Haldane in Great Britain, submitted its report in 1918-1919 and examined how functions should be distributed among departments.

The Committee identified two possible bases for such distribution: (i) according to the nature of the service to be rendered, and (ii) according to the persons or classes to be dealt with. It recommended the first, that is, the service or purpose basis.

Options based on geographic regions, government agencies, budget, economic sectors or political parties were not the alternatives put forward by the Haldane Committee.

Hence, the correct option is Distribution according to the nature of the service or distribution according to persons or classes to be dealt with.

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