Committees and Commissions
Exam Duration: 45 Mins Total Questions : 30
Consider the following statements
1. Justice Verma Committee was constituted to recommends amendments to the Criminal Laws for committing sexual assault against women.
2. The committee recommended that the gradation to sexual offences should be retained in the Indian Penal Code, 1860.
Which of the statements given above is/are true?
- (a)
Only 1
- (b)
Only 2
- (c)
Both 1 and 2
- (d)
Neither 1 or 2
Match the following
List I (Organisation) |
List II (Report) |
A. WEF | 1. Trade and Development Report |
B. UNCTAD | 2. The Global Competitiveness report |
C. Charities Aid Foundation | 3. World Giving Index |
D. RICS, India | 4. Sustainable Competitiveness Report |
- (a)
A B C D 2 1 3 4 - (b)
A B C D 1 3 4 2 - (c)
A B C D 4 1 2 3 - (d)
A B C D 4 1 2 3
Which of the following are recommendations of the Administrative Reforms Commission (ARC)?
1. Introduction of performance budgeting system.
2. Departmentalisation of accounts.
3. Zero-based to recruit and post specialists in policy making functions.
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below
- (a)
1, 2 and 3
- (b)
1, 3, and 4
- (c)
1, 2 and 4
- (d)
2, 3 and 4
Consider the following
1. Justice Nanavati Commission is to inquire into 1984 riot case (Indira Gandhi Assassination Riot).
2. Vohra Committee is on criminalisation of politics.
Which of the statements given above is/are true?
- (a)
Only 1
- (b)
Only 2
- (c)
Both 1 and 2
- (d)
Neither 1 nor 2
Which of the following are true about the Law Commission of India?
1. The Law Commission of India is a statutory to body.
2. The Law Commission was organised in 1935.
3. The Law Commission is located at New Delhi.
Choose the correct code
- (a)
1, 2 and 3
- (b)
1 and 2
- (c)
2 and 3
- (d)
Only 1
Consider the following
1. Liberhan Commission is to enquire into demolition of Babri Masjid in Ayodhya.
2. Mukherjee Commission was set up to enquire into the controversy surrounding the reported death of Subhas Chandra Bose in 1945.
Which of the statements given above is/are true?
- (a)
Only 1
- (b)
Only 2
- (c)
Both 1 and 2
- (d)
Neither 1 nor 2
Consider the following about National Knowledge Commission
1. The Prime Minister of India, Dr Manmohan Singh, constituted the National Knowledge Commission.
2. The commission was to recommend reform of the education sector, research labs, and intellectual property legislation.
3. The NKC website was launched in February 2006.
Which of the statements given above is/are true?
- (a)
1 and 2
- (b)
2 and 3
- (c)
1 and 3
- (d)
1, 2 and 3
Consider the following about Competition Commission of India (CCI)
1. It is a Constitutional Body.
2. It is to ensure fair and healthy competition in economic activities.
Which of the statements given above is/are true?
- (a)
1 and 2
- (b)
Only 1
- (c)
Only 2
- (d)
None of these
Consider the following about Shah Commission
1. It Inquired into all the excesses committed in the Indian Emergency (1975-77).
2. It was headed by Justice JC Shah,
3. It is a Constitutional Body.
Which of the statements given above is/are true?
- (a)
1 and 2
- (b)
2 and 3
- (c)
1 and 3
- (d)
1, 2 and 3
Consider the following about Sarkaria Commission
1. It was set up in June 1983.
2. It was to examine the relationship and balance to power between state and central governments.
3. It was headed by Justice Rajinder Singh Sarkaria, a retired judge of the Supreme Court of India
Which of the statements given above is/are true?
- (a)
1 and 2
- (b)
2 and 3
- (c)
1 nad 3
- (d)
1, 2 and 3
Consider the following about the National Commission for Religious and Linguistic Minorities, formed in March 2005
1. It is a panel consisting of 15 members.
2. It is headed by former Chief Justice of India Ranganath Misra.
Which of the statements given above is/are true?
- (a)
Only 1
- (b)
Only 2
- (c)
Both 1 and 2
- (d)
None of these
Consider the following statements
1. Ram Nandan Committee was appointed to identify the creamy layer among the OBC's
2. National Commission for backward classes was established in 1993 by on Act of Parliament.
Choose the correct code from the below
- (a)
Only 1
- (b)
Only 2
- (c)
Both 1 and 2
- (d)
None of these
Consider the following about the Shilabhadra Banerjee Committee
1. This committee was formed to suggest the measures to increase the security features for currency notes.
2. It recommended to create a 'Directorate of Currency' under Finance Ministry.
Which of the statements given above is/are true?
- (a)
Only 1
- (b)
Only 2
- (c)
Both 1 and 2
- (d)
None of these
A Delimitation Commission has been constituted in 2002 by the
- (a)
President of India
- (b)
Parliament
- (c)
Ministry of Law and Justice
- (d)
Election Commission of India
Who headed a four-member committee on integration of thousands of employees after the merger of two State-owned carriers - Air India and Indian Airlines
- (a)
Dm Dharmadhikari
- (b)
Santhosh Hegde
- (c)
VK Duggal
- (d)
MM Punchi
According to the report of an expert group on Universal Health Coverage (UHC)
1. set up by the Planning Commission of India.
2. Suggested to create an Indian Public Health Service Cadra.
3. opposed the introduction of three- year Bachelor of Rural Health Care (BRHC) degree.
4. advocated the empowerment of girls and women to enable them to realise their health rights.
Select the correct one on the basis of above statements
- (a)
1 and 2
- (b)
1 and 3
- (c)
1, 2 and 3
- (d)
2 and 3
Which of the following is not true?
1. Former Supreme Court Judge Justice DM Dharmadhikari, headed a committee on integration of thousands of employees after the merger of two State-owned carriers - Air India and Indian Airlines.
2. The report was related to the employees agitation over disparities in their pay scales.
3. The report is open to public for discussion.
- (a)
Only 1
- (b)
Only 2
- (c)
2 and 3
- (d)
None of these
Find the wrong statement.
- (a)
Sam Pitroda recommended ways and means to modernise Indian Railways
- (b)
The committee will submit its report in October 2013
- (c)
Deepak Parekh is also a member of the committee
- (d)
The focus of the panel was on modernization of tracks, signaling, rolling stock, stations and terminals.
Consider the following statements
1. Better life index is given by OECD.
2. The Happy Planet Index is launched by New Economic Foundation.
- (a)
Only 1
- (b)
Only 2
- (c)
Both 1 and 2
- (d)
Neither 1 nor 2
Lord Woolf Report concerns with which of the following issue?
- (a)
Eurozone Debt Crisis
- (b)
Draft resolution on UN sanction against Syria
- (c)
International Cricket Council's structural change in management
- (d)
London Olympic Games, 2012 sponsorship by Dow Chemicals
Consider the following statements about the 13th Finance Commission
1. It was constituted to give recommendations on specified aspects of centre-state fiscal relations during 2010-2015
2. It will give recommendation for the cordial relation between centre and the states.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- (a)
Only 1
- (b)
Only 2
- (c)
Both 1 and 2
- (d)
Neither 1 nor 2
Index 'Residex is associated with
- (a)
share prices
- (b)
mutual fund prices
- (c)
price inflation index
- (d)
land prices
Which of the following function of the Minorities Commission have been correctly listed?
1. It can make recommendations for effective implementation and enforcement of safeguards and laws for minorities.
2. It undertakes review of the implementation of policies formulated by the Union and State Governments with regard to minorities.
3. It can look into specific complaints regarding deprivation of rights and safeguards of minorities.
- (a)
Only 1
- (b)
1 and 3
- (c)
1 and 2
- (d)
1, 2 and 3
Global Risk Report is given by
- (a)
WEF
- (b)
OECD
- (c)
OXFAM
- (d)
None of the above
Consider the following
1. The Global Integrity Report is an essential guide to anti-corruption institutions and mechanisms around the world.
2. The Report is prepared by local researchers, journalists and academics using a double-blind peer review process.
Which of the statements given above is correct?
- (a)
Only 1
- (b)
Only 2
- (c)
Both 1 and 2
- (d)
Neither 1 nor 2
With reference to the National Innovation Council
1. National Innovation Council was established in the wake of the Government of India declaring 2010-2020 as decade of innovation.
2. India inclusive innovation fund is created by ministry of finance to support innovation in India under the aegis of NIC.
3. National Innovation Council headed by Sam Patroda have completed a year in November.
4. Meta Univerisity programme proposed by NIC will be launched in institute of higher learning recognised by National Knowledge Commission.
Which of the following statements are correct?
- (a)
1 and 2
- (b)
1 and 3
- (c)
1, 2, and 4
- (d)
1, 2, 3 and 4
Shunglu Committee was appointed by the Prime Minister to
- (a)
draft the Jan Lokpal Bill
- (b)
look into the corruption charges in the conduct of Commonwealth Games
- (c)
look into telecom scam
- (d)
inquire into phone-tapping amid a corporate lobbyist scandal
Match List I with List II
List I (Committee) |
List II (Subjects) |
A. Raj Committee | 1. Industrial Sickness |
B. Rekhi Committee | 2. Mutual Fund Scheme |
C. Goswami Committee | 3. Agrarian Cultivators |
D. Janaki Raman Committee | 4. Security Scams |
5. Indirect Taxes |
- (a)
A B C D 1 2 4 3 - (b)
A B C D 3 5 1 2 - (c)
A B C D 3 5 1 4 - (d)
A B C D 5 4 3 2
Which committee was constituted for reforms in tax-structure?
- (a)
Narsimham Committee
- (b)
Chelliah Committee
- (c)
Gadgil Committee
- (d)
Kelkar Committee
Who was the chairman of first National Forest Commission?
- (a)
KN Kaul
- (b)
BN Kirpal
- (c)
NN Vohra
- (d)
BK Chaddha