*The Panchayati Raj expert who participated in the Bardoli Satyagraha Ans : Balwant Rai Mehta *The second Chief Minister of Gujarat Ans : Balwant Rai Mehta *The three tier Panchayati Raj System consists of: Ans : Grama Panchayat at the Village level Panchayat Samiti at the Block level Zila Parishad at the District level *As per the recommendations of the Balwant Rai Mehta Committee the Panchayat samiti should be an Ans : Executive body *As per the recommendations of the Balwant Rai Mehta Committee the Zila -Parishad should be the Ans : Advisory, co-ordinating and supervisory body *As per the recommendations of the Balwant Rai Mehta Committee, the chairman of the zila parishad is Ans : The District Collector *The recommendations of the Committee were accepted by the National Development Council in Ans : January 1958 *First state to establish Panchayati Raj in India Ans : Rajasthan *Panchayati Raj system was inaugurated by Ans : Jawahar Lal Nehru (on October 2,1959 in Nagur district) *Second state in India and the first state in South India to introduce Panchayat Raj (1959) Ans : Andhra Pradesh
ASHOK MEHTA COMMITTEE
*The Ashok Mehta Committee was appointed by the Ans : Janata Government (Dec 1977) *The Ashok Mehta Committee was headed by Ans : Ashok Mehta *The prominent Malayalee member in Ashok Mehta Committee Ans : E.M.S *The Committee known as Committee on Panchayati Raj Institutions Ans : Ashok Mehta Committee *The Ashok Mehta Committee submitted its report in Ans : 1978 *The Committee which recommended that the 3 tier system should be replaced by the 2 tier system Ans : Ashok Mehta Committee *The Committee recommended that the upper tier would be the Ans : Zila Parishad (at the district level) *The Committee recommended that the lower tier should be the Ans : Mandal Panchayat *As per the recommendations of Ashok Mehta Committee, the executive body responsible for planning at the district level Ans : Zila parishad *The committee which recommended that seats in Panchayati Raj system for SCs and STs should be reserved on the basis of their population Ans : Ashok Mehta Committee *The recommendations of Ashok Mehta Committee was passed by the Lok Sabha on Ans : December 22,1992 *The recommendations of Ashok Mehta Committee was passed by the Rajyasabha on Ans : December 23,1992 *Finally it was introduced in Indian constitution through the 73rd constitutional amendment act of 1992and came into force in April 24,1993 *The amendment which added a new part (Part IX) and Article 243 to 243 'O' to the constitution of India Ans : 73rd Amendement act
PANCHAYATI RAJ ACT
does not apply to the states of *Jammu and Kashmir *Nagaland *Meghalaya *Mizoram
G.V.K Rao Committee
*The Committee followed the Ashok Mehta Committee for examining the existing administration structure of rural development Ans : G.V.K Rao Committee (1985) *An Administrative arrangement for rural development and poverty alleviation programmes appointed by the Planning Commission in 1985 Ans : G.V.K Rao Committee *The Committee which recommended that Elections to the Panchayat Raj institutions should be held regularly Ans : G.V.K Rao Committee
L.M. SINGHVI COMMITTEE (1986)
*L.M. Singhvi Committee was appointed by Ans : Rajiv Gandhi government (1986) *The committee appointed for revitalisation of Panchayati Raj Institutions for democracy and development Ans : L.M. Singhvi Committee *The committee which recommended that Panchayati Raj institutions be given constitutional status, through adding a new chapter to the constitution of India Ans : L.M. Singhvi Committee *The Committee best known for recommending the constitutional status for Panchayats Ans : L.M. Singhvi Committee *The committee which recommended that villages should be reorganised to make Grama Panchayat more viable Ans : L.M. Singhvi Committee *The committee which recommended that Nyaya Panchayats should be established for a cluster of village Ans : L.M. Singhvi Committee *As. per the recommendations of Singhvi Committee, the embodiment of direct democracy is Ans : Grama Sabha
PANCHAYATI RAJ ACT
*Three tier system with Grama Panchayats at village level, Block Panchayat at intermediary level and Zila Panchayat at district level. *All the members of the panchayats at the village, Intermediate and district levels shall be elected directly by the Ans : People *The President of Block and District Panchayats are indirectly elected from amongst the Ans : Elected members *The post of a Panchayati Raj Institution which is to be elected in the manner in which the state legislature decides Ans : President of Grama Panchayat *The Act provides for the reservation of seats for SCs and STs *In Kerala, the reservation for women has been increased to half (50%) of total seats *Kerala Panchayat Raj Act came into force on Ans : April 23,1994 *Kerala Municipal Act came into force on May 30,1994
■ GRAMA SABHA
*The foundation of Panchayati Raj system Ans : Grama Sabha *Article deals with Grama Sabha Ans : 243 A *Grama Sabha is convened by Ans : Ward Member *Grama Sabha is convened once in Ans : Three months *Grama Sabha is presided over by Ans : President *Minimum quorum of Grama Sabha Ans : 1/10 *Grama Sabha is a permanent body
EMERGENCY
*The constitution of India provides three types of Emergencies: (1)National Emergency (Article 352) (2)State Emergency (Article 356) (3)Financial Emergency (Article 360) *The Part of the Consititution deals with Emergency Ans : Part XVIII *The President proclaims the Emergency on the basis of the written report received from Ans : Central Cabinet
NATIONAL EMERGENCY (ARTICLE - 352)
*The National Emergency is declared by Ans : The President *The nature of Emergency declared on rising out of Civil war, external aggression or armed rebellion Ans : National Emergency *During the proclamation of emergency parliament shall have the power to make the laws Ans : For the whole or any part of territory *Articles deal with the suspension of provision of the Article 19 during the emergency Ans : Article 358-359 *During the emergency,the state can suspend the fundamental rights conferred in Ans : Part III *The proclamation of National Emergency by the President should be approved by both houses of the parliament with in Ans : One month *If National Emergency is approved by special majority, it shall be continued for Ans : Six months *An Emergency can be extended to an indefinite period with the approval of the Parliament for Ans : Every six months *While a proclamation of National Emergency is in operation, the normal tenure of the Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies may be extended for Ans : One year by an act of parliament *The President can suspend the fundamental rights of citizens except Ans : Article 20 and 21 *By the 44th Constitutional Amendment Act, the term 'internal disturbance' was substituted by Ans : 'Armed Rebellion'
*First National Emergency was declared by Ans : Dr. S. Radha Krishnan (October 26, 1962) *First National Emergency was declared due to Ans : Chinese aggression *First National Emergency was revoked by Ans : Dr.Zakir Hussain (January 10, 1968) *Second National Emergency was proclaimed by Ans : V.V. Giri (December 3,1971) *Second National Emergency was proclaimed due to Ans : Indo-Pak war *Third National Emergency (First Internal Emergency) was proclaimed by Ans : Fakrudin Ali Ahmed (June 25, 1975) *Third National Emergency was proclaimed due to Ans : Internal disturbance *The second and the third Emergencies were revoked by Ans : B.D. Jetty (March 21, 1977)
STATE EMERGENCY (ARTICLE 356)
*Article deals with the State Emergency Ans : 356 *State Emergency can be proclaimed by the Ans : The President *The Emergency proclaimed on the failure of the constitutional machinery in the state or failure to comply with or to give effect to the directions given by the Union Ans : State Emergency *A proclamation of President's rule must be approved by the parliament within Ans : Two months by Simple majority *The constitutional body for which the position, status, powers and functions remain same even during the State Emergency Ans : State High Court *President's rule can be extended to a maximum period of Ans : Three years *President's rule can be extended to a maximum period of three years subjected to the approval of the Parliament every Ans : Six month *At any time, the State Emergency can be revoked by Ans : President *For the first time, the President's rule was imposed on Ans : Punjab (June 20,1951) *The state which faced the longest duration of the President's rule Ans : Punjab (1987 to 1992) *The Emergency under Article 356 imposed for the first time (during vimochana samaram) in the state of Kerala on Ans : July 31,1959 *The state in which President's rule implemented most number of times Ans : Manipur (10 times) *The Commission which was appointed by the Central government to inquire atrocities during internal emergency (1975) Ans : Shah Commission
FINANCIAL EMERGENCY (ARTICLE - 360)
*Article which deals with the Financial Emergency Ans : 360 *The Emergency which is proclaimed if there is a financial crisis in the country or in any part of the country Ans : Financial Emergency *Financial Emergency declared by the President must be approved by the parliament within Ans : 2 months by simple majority *The Emergency which does not require repeated Parliamentary approval for its continuation Ans : Financial Emergency *The Emergency which has never been declared so far in the country Ans : Financial Emergency *The term 'Cabinet' was inserted in the constitution by Article Ans : 352 *Who said - 'The cabinet is the Keystone of the political arch' Ans : Lowel *"The cabinet is the magnet of policy" are the words of Ans : Barker
*The Finance Commission of India came into existence in Ans : 1951 *The Finance Commission of India was established under Ans : Article 280 *The Commission which defines the financial relations between the Centre and the State Ans : Finance Commission *Finance Commission consists of a Ans : Chairman and four other members *Finance Commission is appointed for every Ans : Five years * Finance Commission functions as a Ans : Quasi-Judicial body *The reports of the Finance Commission lays before both the houses of the parliament by Ans : The President *Chairman of the first Finance Commission Ans : K.C. Neogy (1951) *First Malayalee to become a member of Finance Commission Ans : V.P.Menon (1st Finance Commission) *First Malayalee to become the Member Secretary' of Finance Commission Ans : P.C. Mathew *Chairman of 13th Finance Commission (2010-2015) Ans : Vijay Kelkar *Chairman of 14th Finance Commission (2015-2020) Y.V. Reddy
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION (ARTICLE 315-323)
*The Article and Part deals with Public Service Commission Ans : Article 315 to 323, Part XIV *The Union Public Service Commission was established on the recommendations of Ans : Lee Commission (1924) *The Union Public Service Commission was established on Ans : October 1,1926 *Usually UPSC have 9 to 11 members (including Chairman) *Present members in UPSC is 11 (including Chairman) *Present members in Kerala state PSC-21 (Including Chairman) *The Chairman and the members are appointed by Ans : The President *The term of Chairman and members - years or until they attain the age of Ans : 65 years *The Chairman and the members of Public Service Commission are appointed under Article Ans : 316 *The watchdog of the merit system in India Ans : UPSC *The expense of salary, allowance, pensions etc. of chairman and members of UPSC is met from Ans : The consolidated fund of India *The Chairman and the members of the UPSC and Joint state Public Service Commission are appointed and removed by Ans : The President *The Chairman and members of the state Public Service Commission are appointed by Ans : The Governor of the state *The Chairman and members of the state Public Service Commission are removed by Ans : The President *A member may be terminated either by Ans : Resignation or removal *If resigning, a UPSC member should address to Ans : The President *If resigning, a PSC member should address to the Ans : Joint Commission, or the Governor *The Headquarters of UPSC Ans : Dholpur House (New Delhi) *First UPSC Chairman Ans : Sir Ross Barker *First woman Chairperson of UPSC Ans : Rose Milen Bathew *First Indian Chairman of UPSC Ans : H.K.Kripalani *First Malayalee to become a member of UPSC Ans : Dr.K.G.Adiyodi *Present Chairman of UPSC Ans : David R. Syiemlieh *First Chairman of Kerala PSC Ans : E.K.Velayudhan *Present Chairman of Kerala PSC Ans : M.K.Sakeer
THE ELECTION COMMISSION (Article 324)
*The Article deals with the Election Commission of India Ans : Article 324 *The nature of Election Commission of India Ans : Permanent Constitutional Body *The Election Commission was established on Ans : January 25,1950 *National Voters Day is observed on Ans : January 25 *National Voters Day is observed since Ans : 2011 *The headquarters of Election Commission Ans : Nirvachan Sadan (New Delhi) *The appointment of Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners shall be made by Ans : The President *The term of Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners of India Ans : 6 years or upto attain the age of 65 years *The election commission was a single member body from Ans : 1950 to Oct 15,1989 *The present strength of Election Commission Ans : 3 (1 Chief Election Commissioner 2 Election Commissioners)
UNIVERSAL ADULT FRANCHISE
*Article deals with Universal Adult Franchise Ans : 326 *The voting age was reduced to 18 years from 21 years Ans : 1989 *The voting age was reduced to 18 years from 21 years by the Ans : 61st amendment (1988) *The Prime Minister who reduced the voting age Ans : Rajiv Gandhi *First Chief Election Commissioner of India Ans : Sukumar Sen (1950 -1958) *First Malayalee to become the Chief Election Commissioner Ans : T.N.Seshan *Longest serving Chief Election Commissioner of India Ans : K.V.K. Sundaram *Shortest serving Chief Election Commissioner of India Ans : V.S.Ramadevi *First woman chief Election commissioner Ans : S.Y.Khureshi *The Present Chief Election Commissioner of India Ans : Achal Kumar Jyothi *The present strength of Election Commission was appointed since Ans : 1993 *The elections of Parliament, State Legislatures and also to the office of the President and Vice President are conducted by Ans : Election Commission *The Constitutional body responsible for the preparation of electoral rolls, recommendation of political parties and allotting symbols Ans : Election Commission *The Constitutional body which advises the President on question of disqualification of MPs in certain cases Ans : Election Commission *The qualification prescribed for members of Election Commission in the constitution Ans : No Prescribed Qualification *The procedure for the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Ans : Special majority in each house of the Parliament on the ground of proven misbehaviour or incapacity *Chief Electoral Officer is appointed by the Ans : Election Commission of India *Right to vote is a Ans : Legal right *In-charge of a Polling booth Ans : Presiding Officer
NOTA
*NOTA stands for Ans : 'None of the above' *Even if most votes have been cast for the NOTA option, the candidate with the largest number of votes will be declared as the winner. *First country to introduce NOTA Ans : France *First Asian country to introduce NOTA Ans : Bangladesh *The organisation which caused the introduction of NOTA in India Ans : People's Union for Civil Liberties *The People's Union for Civil Liberties is an NGO formed in India in 1976 by ' Ans : Jayaprakash Narayan *The NOTA option was made mandatory by the Supreme Court of India on Ans : September 27,2013 *The 14th Country to introduce NOTA Ans : India
THREE GENERATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS
*The idea of three generations of human rights was proposed by the Czech jurist Karel Vasak in 1979.
FIRST GENERATION
*First generation human rights is often called Ans : Blue rights *The generation deals essentially with liberty and participation in the political life Ans : First Generation *The generation of Human Rights which is fundamentally civil and political in nature Ans : First Generation *First generation rights include the right to life, equality before the law, freedom of speech, the right to a fair trial, freedom of religion and voting rights.
SECOND GENERATION
*The generation which is fundamentally economic, social and cultural in nature Ans : Second Generation *Secondary rights would include a right to be employed in just and favourable condition, right to food, housing and health care, as well as social security and unemployment benefits
THIRD GENERATION
Third Generation includes: *Group and collective rights *Right to self-determination *Right to economic and social development *Right to a healthy environment *The 15th Country to introduce NOTA Ans : Nepal *NOTA was introduced in India in Ans : New Delhi *The emblem of NOTA was designed by Ans : National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad
NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
*The nature of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of India Ans : Autonomous statutory body *First Chairman of the NHRC Ans : Justice Ranganatha Mishra *First Malayalee to become the Chairman of National Human Rights Commission Ans : Justice K.G. Balakrishnan *The present chairperson of Nationai Human Rights Commission Ans : Justice H.L. Dattu *NHRC act enacted on Ans : September 28,1993 *NHRC came into force on Ans : October 12,1993 *The headquarters of NHRC is Ans : Manav Adhikar Bhavan (New Delhi) *Part which deals with the Human Rights Ans : Part III *The 'watchdog of human rights' in India Ans : NHRC *The Chairperson and members of the NHRC are appointed by Ans : The President *Including Chairman, NHRC consists of Ans : 5 members *NHRC Chairperson is a retired Chief Justice of Ans : The Supreme Court of India *The Chairman and members of the NHRC are removed by Ans : The President *The Chairman and members hold office for a term of Ans : Five years or until they attain the age of 70 years
KERALA STATE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
*The Kerala State Human Rights commission was constituted on Ans : December 11,1998 *The Chairman of the State Human Right Commission shall be a retired Chief Justice of a Ans : High Court *The Chairman and members of the SHRC shall be appointed by Ans : The Governor *The Chairman and members of the SHRC shall be removed only by Ans : The President *Total number of members in SHRC including the Chairman Ans : 3 *The Chairman and members of the SHRC shall hold office for a period of Ans : 5 years or until the age of 70 years *The first Chairman of the Kerala State Human Rights Commission Ans : M.M. Pareed Pillai * Present Chairman of the State Human Rights Commission Ans : Justice J.B. Koshy *The headquarters of Kerala State Human Rights Commission Ans : Thiruvananthapuram
LAW COMMISSION OF INDIA
*The nature of Law Commission of India Ans : Non-statutory body *First Law Commission of Pre-Independent India was formed under the Chairmanship of Ans : Lord Macaulay (in 1834) *First Law Commission of Independent India was formed in Ans : 1955 *The Chairman of first Law Commission was Ans : Mr. M.C. Setalvad *The Chairman of 20th Law Commission (2012-2015) Ans : Justice A.P. Shah *The Chairman of 21st Law Commission (2015 -2018) Ans : Justice Balbir Singh Chauhan
CENTRAL VIGILANCE COMMISSION
*The main agency for preventing corruption in the Central Government Ans : Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) *The nature of Central Vigilance Commission Ans : Statutory Body *CVC was established in Ans : 1964 *Golden Jubilee of CVC was celebrated in Ans : 2014 *CVC was established on the recommendation of the Ans : Santhanam Committee *Total number of members in CVC including Chairman Ans : 3 *The Chairperson and members of the CVC are appointed by Ans : The President of India *The members of CVC hold office for a term of Ans : Four years or until they attain the age of 65 years *The headquarters of the CVC is in Ans : Satarkta Bhawan (New Delhi) *First Vigilance Commissioner Ans : Nittor Srinivasa Rau *Present Vigilance Commissioner Ans : K.V. Chowdary
NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR WOMEN
*National Commission for Women was setup under the Ans : National Commission for Women Act 1990 *National Commission for Women was setup on Ans : January 31,1992 *National Commission for Women was setup as a Ans : Statutory body *Total number of members in National Commission for Women including Chairperson Ans : 6 *Monthly news letter published by NCW Ans : Rashtra Mahila *Headquarters of NCW Ans : Nirbhaya Bhavan (New Delhi) *The statutory body which examines all matters relating to the safeguard provided for women under the constitution and other laws Ans : National Commission for Women *First Chairperson of National Commission for Women Ans : Jayanthi Patnaik *The only Chairperson who served for two subsequent terms Ans : Dr. Girija Vyas *First male member in National Commission for Women Ans : Alok Rawat *Present Chairperson of NCW Ans : Lalitha Kumaramangalam *The Chairperson and the members shall hold office for a period Of Ans : 3 years or tlll the age of 65 years *Resignation of the Chairperson and members of the National Commission for Women is addressed to the Ans : Central Government
KERALA WOMEN'S COMMISSION
*The Kerala Women's Commission act was passed on Ans : December 1,1995 *The Kerala Women's Commission was constituted on Ans : March 14,1996 *Total number of members in KWC including Chairperson Ans : 5 *The term of office of Chairperson and members of the KWC Ans : 5 years *Publication of KWC Ans : Sthree Sakthi *Headquarters of KWC is located at Ans : Thiruvananthapuram *First Chairperson of Kerala Women's Commission Ans : Sugatha Kumari *Present Chairperson of KWC Ans : M.C. Josephine *The Immoral Traffic Act was passed in Ans : 1956 *Dowry Prohibition Act came into force in Ans : 1961 *Dowry Prohibition is mentioned in IPC in Ans : 304 B, 498 A *Domestic Violence Act was passed in Ans : 2005 *Domestic Violence Act came into force in Ans : October 26, 2006 *Child Marriage Prohibtion Act came into force in Ans : 1860 *An Act to prohibit indecent representation of women through advertisements or in publications writings, paintings, figures etc Ans : The Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1986
WOMEN'S RESERVATION BILL
*The percentage of reservation proposed for women in the seats in Lok Sabha and State Assemblies in Women's Reservation Bill Ans : 33% *Women's Reservation Bill is otherwise known as Ans : Constitution Amendment Bill 108 *The 110th and the 112th Constitutional Amendement bills were introduced in the Lok Sabha in Ans : 2009 The Women's Reservation bill seeks to amend Articles Ans : 243-D and 243-T *While the bills are pending in the parliament, most of the states including Kerala have passed the law and raised the reservation for women in local bodies from 33% to 50% *Rajya Sabha Passed the Women's Reservation Bill on Ans : March 9,2010 *The Lok Sabha has not passed the Bill so far
NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR PROTECTION OF CHILD RIGHTS (NCPCR)
*National Commission for protection of Child Rights Act was passed in Ans : 2005 *NCPCR, was set up in Ans : March 2007 *Total members of NCPCR including Chairperson and Member Secretary Ans : 8 *Each member should be from the fields of (i)Education (ii)Child Health care (iii)Juvenile justice or care of marginalised children (iv)Elimination of child labour or child in distress (v)Child Psychology or Sociology (vi)Laws relating to children *The NCPCR gives protection and equal importance to the children below the age of Ans : 18 years *The Centrally Sponsored Scheme for Youth in Naxal hit districts introduced by NCPCR Ans : Bal Bandhu Scheme *Fund for Bal Bandhu Scheme is met from the Ans : Prime Minister's National Relief fund *First Chairperson of NCPCR Ans : Prof.Shanta Sinha *Present Chairperson of NCPCR Ans : Stuti Narain Kacker *Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act Ans : 2012 *Commission for Protection of Child Rights (Amendment Act) passed in Ans : 2006 *Juvenile Justice Act was passed in Ans : 2000 *Juvenile Justice Act (Amendment Act) Ans : 2006
KERALA STATE COMMISSION FOR PRTOTECTION OF CHILD RIGHTS
*Kerala State Commission for Protection of Child Rights started functioning in Ans : June, 2013 *Present Chairperson of Kerala State Commission for Protection of Child Rights Ans : Shoba Koshy
RIGHT TO EDUCATION ACT
*Right to Education Act (RTE), is an act of the Parliament of India enacted oh Ans : August 4, 2009 *Right to Education Act came into force on Ans : April 1,2010 *The state shall provide free and compulsory education to all children of the age of Ans : 6 to 14 years * The state shall provide free and compulsory education to all children under Article Ans : 21A *Right to Education Act is applicable to all states except to the state of Ans : Jammu & Kashmir *As per Right to Education Act, elementary education means Ans : 1st to 8th standard *The article which gives a provision for free and compulsory education for all children up to the age of fourteen years within ten years of promulgation of the Constitution Ans : Article 45
NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR SCHEDULED TRIBES
*National Commission for Scheduled Tribes was established in Ans : 2004 *The nature of National Commission for Scheduled Tribes Ans : Constitutional body *The Article deals with National Commission for Scheduled castes Ans : Article 338 *The Chairman and Members of NCSC are appointed by Ans : The President *Total number of members including Chairman in NCSC Ans : 5 *The term of office of Chairman and each members of NCSC Ans : 3 Years *First Chairman of NCSC Ans : Suraj Bhan *Present Chairman of NCSC Ans : Ram Shankar Katheria
NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR SCHEDULED CASTES
*National Commission for Scheduled castes was established in Ans : 2004 *The nature of National Commission for Scheduled castes Ans : Constitutional body *The Article deals with National Commission for Scheduled Castes Ans : Article 338A *The Chairman and members of NCST are appointed by Ans : The President *Total number of members including Chairman in NCST Ans : 5 *The term of office of Chairman and each members of NCST Article 338 Ans : 3 years *First Chairman of NCST Ans : Kunwar Singh *Present Chairman of NCST Ans : Nandkumar Sai *The Chairman of the Commission which was appointed to study the Scheduled Tribes of India Ans : Virginius Xaxa
ATROCITIES AGAINST SC/ST
*Prevention of Atrocities Act was passed in Ans : 1989 *Prevention of Atrocities Act came into force in Ans : January 30,1990 *An offence committed under Prevention of Atrocities Act shall be investigated by a Police Officer not below the rank of Ans : DySP *Investigation to an offence under Prevention of Atrocities Act should be completed within Ans : 30 days *A person arrested for an offence under the SC/ST Act 1989 is not entitled to Ans : Anticipatory Bail *Minimum Punishment provided for various offences under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities Act) Ans : 6 months *The punishment for intentionally insulting a member of SC/ST is imprisonment for a period between Ans : 6 months to 5 years *The Article provides for a separate Minister for Tribal Welfare in the states of Chhatisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha Ans : 164
NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR BACKWARD CLASSES
*National Commission for Backward Classes was established in Ans : August 14,1993 *Nature of National Commission for Backward Classes Ans : Statutory body *Total members of National Commission for Backward Classes including Chairman Ans : 5 *The term of office of Chairman and members of NCBC is Ans : 3 years *First Chairman of National Commission for Backward Classes Ans : R.N, Prasad *Present Chairman of National Commission for Backward Classes Ans : Justice V.Eswaraiah
NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR MINORITIES
*National Commission for Minorities Act was passed in Ans : 1992 *National Commission for Minorities Act came into force on Ans : May 17,1993 *National Commission for Minorities Act is applicable to all states in India except Ans : Jammu & Kashmir *The number of communities notified in the National Commission for Minorities Act Ans : 6 *Total number of members in the National Commission for Minorities including the Chairman Ans : 7 *Minorities Rights Day is observed on Ans : December 18 *First Chairperson of National Commission for Minorities Ans : Justice Muhammed Sadir Ali *Present Chairperson of National Commission for Minorities Ans : Syed Ghayorul Hasan Rizvi
RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT
*Right to Information Act was passed by Parliament on Ans : June 15,2005 *Right to Information Act came into force on Ans : October 12, 2005 *The organisation which was instrumental in the passage of the RTI Act Ans : Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan *Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan was led by Ans : Aruna Roy (others are Shankar Singh and Nikhil Dey) *Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan was formed in Ans : Rajasthan (1987) *First country to pass the Right to Information Act Ans : Sweden *The headquarters of Central Information Commission Ans : August Kranti Bhavan (New Delhi) *The predecessor of Right to Information Ans : Freedom of Information Act 2002
RTI ACT AND STATES
*Transparency, Accountability, openness to eliminate corruption are the main objectives of the Ans : RTI Act *Central and State Information Commissions consist of a Chief Information Commissioner and not more than 10 Information Commissioners Central Chief Information Commissioner and Commissioners are appointed by Ans : The President *Central Chief Information Commissioner and Commissioners are appointed on the recommendation of a committee consisting of: (i)The Prime Minister (ii)The leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha (iii)A Union Cabinet Minister to be nominated by the Prime Minister *The term of Central and State Information Commissioners Ans : 5 years or until 65 years of age *The oath of office of Central Chief Information Commissioner or an *Information Commissioner will be administered before Ans : The President *The salaries and allowances of Central Chief Information Commissioner shall be equivalent to Ans : The Chief Election Commissioner *An application to get an information under RTI act, should be given to the Ans : Public Information Officer or Assistant Public Information Officer * First state to pass RTI Act Ans : Tamil Nadu (1997) * First state to issue non-bailabie arrest warrant to an officer who failed in giving proper reply Ans : Arunachai Pradesh *First state in India to start seeking information on telephone Ans : Uttar Pradesh *Fee for getting information under RTI is Ans : Rs.10 *Fee for getting information under RTI to those people below poverty line Ans : No fee *In normal case, the time limit prescribed for giving a reply to an application under RTI Ans : 30 days *If it is a matter of life or liberty of a person, the time limit prescribed for giving a reply to an application under RTI Ans : 48 hours *If the application is addressed to the Assistant Public Information Officer, the reply should be furnished to the applicant with in Ans : 35 days *Penalty for refusal to receive an application for information or for not providing Information is Ans : Rs. 250/- per day *Maximum penalty for refusal to receive an application for information or for not providing information should not exceed Ans : Rs. 25,000/- *Information under RTI should be upto a maximum back years of Ans : 20 Years *First Chief Information Commissioner of India was Ans : Wajahat Habibullah *First woman to become the Chief Information Commissioner of India Ans : Deepak Sandhu * Present Chief Information Commissioner of India Ans : Radha Krishna Mathur *The state which started its own RTI Ans : Jammu & Kashmir *Jammu & Kashmir passed the RTI on Ans : March 12,2009 *RTI Act in Jammu & Kashmir came into force on Ans : March 20,2009
STATE INFORMATION COMMISSION
*The State Chief Information Commissioner and Commissioners are appointed by Ans : The Governor *The State Chief Information Commissioner and Commissioners are appointed on the recommendation of a committee consisting of (i)The Chief Minister (ii)The Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Assembly (iii)A Cabinet Minister to be nominated by the Chief Minister *The oath of office of State Chief Information Commissioner or an Information Commissioner will be administered before the Ans : Governor *The resignation letter of State Chief/ Information Commissioners shall be addressed to Ans : The Governor *The term of State Chief/Information Commissioners Ans : 5 years or until they attain the age of 65 years *Kerala State Information Commission was formed on Ans : December 19, 2005 *The salaries and allowances of State Chief Information Commissioner shall be equivalent to the Ans : Election Commissioner State *The salaries and allowances of State Information Commissioner shall be equivalent to the Ans : Chief Secretary *First Chief Information Commissioner of Kerala Ans : Palat Mohandas *Present Chief Information Commissioner of Kerala Ans : Vinson.M. Paul
ORGANISATIONS EXEMPTED FROM RTI ACT
*Intelligence Bureau (IB) *Directorate of Revenue Intelligence *Central Economic Intelligence Bureau *National Security Guard (NSG) *Border Security Force (BSF) *Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) *Assam Rifles *Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) *Sashastra Seema Bal *Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) *Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) *Border Road Development Organisation *National Technical Research Organisation *National Security Council Secretariat *Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) *Special Frontier Force *Aviation Research Centre *Narcotic Control Bureau *Directorate of Enforcement
NATIONAL KNOWLEDGE COMMISSION
*The National Knowledge Commission was constituted on Ans : June 13, 2005 *Total number of members in National Knowledge Commission including Chairman Ans : 8 *It was a high power advisory committee to Ans : The Prime Minister *National Knowledge Commission was discontinued in Ans : July, 2014
SOCIAL AUDIT
*The process of reviewing official records by social auditor and determining whether state reported expenditures reflect the actual money spent on the ground is called Ans : Social Audit *As per the 73rd amendment of the constitution the social audit will be conducted by Ans : Grama Sabha *The popular national programme which has inbuilt mechanism for social Audit- Ans : Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme *The section of National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 which stipulates the need of Social Audit Ans : Section 17 *The state that holds credit for successful running of MNREGS due to social audit initiatives Ans : Andhra Pradesh *The concept of Social Audit was started by Ans : Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan *Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan called the social audit as Ans : People's Hearing (Jansunwai) *First social Audit under MGNREGS in Kerala was carried out in Ans : Vellamunda Grama Panchayat (Wayanad-2007) *The initiative of Kerala Taxes Dept, to bring transparency through Social Audit Ans : Corruption Free Walayar
THREE LISTS OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA
*The Schedule of Indian Constitution which provides the lists of Legislative Subjects Ans : VII *Three lists of Legislative Subjects are : (i)Union List (ii)State List (iii)Concurrent List
UNION LIST
*The idea of Union List was borrowed from Ans : Canadian Constitution *The Legislative body having exclusive power to make laws in Union List Ans : Parliament *Total subjects included in Union List Ans : 100 (originally 97) *The decisions on the subjects come under Union List is taken by Ans : Union Government
IMPORTANT SUBJECTS IN UNION LIST
*External Affairs *Defence *Railway *Citizenship *Post and Postal Savings *Census *Banking *Insurance *Corporation Tax *Lotteries *UPSC *CBI *Taxes on income other than agriculture income *Telecommunication *Currency *Foreign Exchange and money transfer *Reserve Bank *Election
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