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Q1Consider the following statements about the constitutional arrangement for socially and educationally backward classes after the Constitution (One Hundred and Fifth Amendment) Act, 2021: 1. The President notifies the Central List under Article 342A(1), and Parliament may amend that list. 2. Every State or Union Territory may prepare and maintain its own list for its own purposes under Article 342A(3). Which one of the following is correct?
Both statements are correct. The post-amendment arrangement separates the Central List, notified by the President and amendable by Parliament, from State or Union Territory lists maintained under Article 342A(3). This restored and clarified the power of States over their own lists.
Q2Arrange the following developments in chronological order, from the earliest to the latest: (a) Appointment of the First Backward Classes Commission under Kaka Kalelkar (b) Insertion of Articles 323A and 323B by the Forty-second Amendment (c) Appointment of the Second Backward Classes Commission under B. P. Mandal (d) Judgment in Indra Sawhney v. Union of India Select the correct answer using the code given below.
The sequence is Kaka Kalelkar Commission (1953), Forty-second Amendment (1976), Mandal Commission (1979), and Indra Sawhney judgment (1992). Thus the correct order is a-b-c-d.
Q3With reference to the constitutional basis of tribunals in India, consider the following statements: 1. Article 323A is confined to administrative tribunals for recruitment and service matters. 2. Article 323B may be used by Parliament or a State Legislature according to legislative competence. 3. Articles 323A and 323B themselves create every tribunal contemplated by them. Which of the statements given above are correct? Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Statements 1 and 2 are correct. Article 323A is service-specific and Parliament-only, whereas Article 323B is subject-based and follows legislative competence. Both are enabling provisions; an operational tribunal requires a law enacted by Parliament or the competent legislature. Therefore, Statement 3 is incorrect.
Q4With reference to the National Commission for Women, consider the following statements: 1. Its five Members are nominated by the Central Government. 2. At least one Member each must be from the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes. 3. The Commission began functioning in 1992. Which of the statements given above are correct? Select the correct answer using the code given below.
All three statements are correct. Under Section 3 of the National Commission for Women Act, 1990, the Central Government nominates five Members, with at least one Member each from the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes. The Commission began functioning in 1992.
Q5Consider the following statements about social-justice commissions: 1. The National Commission for Scheduled Castes, the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes and the National Commission for Backward Classes are constitutional bodies. 2. The specified civil-court powers of these commissions convert their recommendations into binding judicial decrees. 3. These commissions may by themselves amend the lists of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes or socially and educationally backward classes. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Only Statement 1 is correct: Articles 338, 338A and 338B establish the three constitutional commissions. Civil-court powers aid inquiry and fact-finding; they do not turn recommendations into decrees. List changes follow Articles 341, 342 and 342A rather than being made by the commissions themselves.
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6Consider the following statements: 1. Article 338 provides for the National Commission for Scheduled Castes. 2. The National Commission for Scheduled Castes may itself include a caste in the list specified under Article 341. Which one of the following is correct?
7Arrange the following developments in chronological order, from the earliest to the latest: (a) Constitution (Sixty-fifth Amendment) Act creating a multi-member commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (b) L. Chandra Kumar v. Union of India (c) Constitution (Eighty-ninth Amendment) Act inserting Article 338A (d) Constitution (One Hundred and Second Amendment) Act inserting Article 338B Select the correct answer using the code given below.
8With reference to minority safeguards in India, consider the following statements: 1. Article 29 protects the interests of any section of citizens having a distinct language, script or culture. 2. Article 30 covers minorities based on religion as well as language. 3. Article 350B provides for a Special Officer for linguistic minorities. 4. The National Commission for Minorities is a constitutional body under Article 30. Which of the statements given above are correct? Select the correct answer using the code given below.
9Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below. List I (Body) (a) National Commission for Scheduled Castes (b) National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (c) National Commission for Backward Classes (d) National Commission for Minorities List II (Legal source) 1. Article 338A 2. National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992 3. Article 338 4. Article 338B
10Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below. List I (Institution) (a) Constitutional social-justice commission (b) National Commission for Women (c) National Commission for Minorities (d) Tribunal List II (Characteristic) 1. Decides disputes within its statutory jurisdiction 2. Reports and advises the Central Government; consultation under Section 16 3. Reports to the President and is linked to an action-taken memorandum before Parliament 4. Makes statutory reports and recommendations to the government