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upsc-p1-current-affairs-committees-bodies MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
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Q1Consider the following statements regarding removal safeguards in the Election Commission: 1. The Chief Election Commissioner can be removed through a process similar to that applicable to a judge of the Supreme Court. 2. Other Election Commissioners and Regional Commissioners can be removed only on the recommendation of the Chief Election Commissioner. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Both statements are correct under Article 324(5). The CEC receives judge-like removal protection, while removal of the other Election Commissioners and Regional Commissioners requires the CEC's recommendation. The safeguards therefore differ even though both statements describe constitutional protections.
Q2With reference to the Goods and Services Tax Council, consider the following statements: 1. It is constituted under Article 279A. 2. In its weighted voting formula, the Union has one-third weight and all States together have two-thirds weight. 3. A proposal put to vote is decided by a simple majority of the weighted votes of members present and voting. 4. In Union of India v. Mohit Minerals, the Supreme Court held that its recommendations are not binding on the Union and the States. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Statements 1, 2 and 4 are correct. Article 279A provides the Council and divides voting weight one-third to the Union and two-thirds collectively to the States. A decision requires at least three-fourths of the weighted votes, not a simple majority. Mohit Minerals held the recommendations persuasive rather than binding commands.
Q3Arrange the following judicial decisions in chronological order, beginning with the earliest: 1. T.N. Seshan v. Union of India 2. L. Chandra Kumar v. Union of India 3. Union of India v. Mohit Minerals 4. Anoop Baranwal v. Union of India Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Option A is correct. T.N. Seshan was decided in 1995, L. Chandra Kumar in 1997, Mohit Minerals in 2022, and Anoop Baranwal in 2023. They respectively anchor the multi-member Election Commission, tribunal review, GST Council recommendations, and the interim Election Commission appointment arrangement.
Q4With reference to the legal source of public institutions in India, consider the following statements: 1. The Election Commission is a constitutional body under Article 324. 2. The Central Information Commission is a statutory body under the Right to Information Act, 2005. 3. NITI Aayog was created through an executive resolution in 2015. 4. The Central Bureau of Investigation is a constitutional body. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Statements 1, 2 and 3 are correct. Article 324 creates the Election Commission, the RTI Act creates the Information Commissions, and NITI Aayog arose from an executive resolution. The CBI is not constitutional; it operates through the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946 framework and executive arrangements.
Q5Match List I with List II: List I (Body) A. National Human Rights Commission B. Central Information Commission C. Unique Identification Authority of India D. Competition Commission of India List II (Parent law) 1. Aadhaar Act, 2016 2. Competition Act, 2002 3. Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 4. Right to Information Act, 2005 Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Option C is correct. The NHRC derives from the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993; the CIC from the Right to Information Act, 2005; UIDAI from the Aadhaar Act, 2016; and the CCI from the Competition Act, 2002. Each is statutory rather than constitutional.
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6Match List I with List II: List I (Case) A. T.N. Seshan v. Union of India B. Vineet Narain v. Union of India C. L. Chandra Kumar v. Union of India D. Union of India v. Mohit Minerals List II (Institutional issue) 1. GST Council recommendations 2. High Court judicial review over tribunals 3. Multi-member Election Commission 4. Insulating corruption investigation from political pressure Select the correct answer using the code given below.
7Arrange the following enactments in chronological order, beginning with the earliest: 1. SEBI Act 2. Protection of Human Rights Act 3. TRAI Act 4. CVC Act Select the correct answer using the code given below.
8With reference to tribunals in India, consider the following statements: 1. Articles 323A and 323B form part of the constitutional framework for creating tribunals. 2. Every individual tribunal is created directly by the Constitution. 3. After L. Chandra Kumar v. Union of India, tribunal decisions remain subject to High Court judicial review. 4. The National Green Tribunal deals with scheduled environmental laws, not every environmental grievance. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
9Consider the following statements about public financial accountability: 1. The Comptroller and Auditor General scrutinises Union and State accounts and submits reports for the legislative process. 2. The Public Accounts Committee examines selected reports of the Comptroller and Auditor General; it does not itself audit government accounts. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? Select the correct answer using the code given below.
10Consider the following statements about safeguards attached to independent constitutional offices: 1. The Comptroller and Auditor General has judge-like removal protection. 2. The Chief Election Commissioner has judge-like removal protection. 3. Other Election Commissioners have exactly the same removal process as the Chief Election Commissioner. 4. Charged expenditure and an independent secretariat are the same institutional safeguard. Select the correct answer using the code given below.