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General Knowledge - Committees and Commissions

Exam Duration: 60 Mins Total Questions : 30

1 )

Match the following

List I (Organisation)	List II (Reports)
A. World Bank	1. Doing Business index
B. Yale University	2. Better Life Index
C. OECD	3. Environmental
D. UNDP	4. Global HDI

(a)

A B C D

3 1 2 4
(b)

A B C D

1 3 2 4
(c)

A B C D

3 2 1 4
(d)

A B C D

4 1 2 3

2 )

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

3 )

Shunglu Committee was appointed by the Prime Minister to

(a)
draft the Jan Lokpal Bill
(b)
look into the corruption charge in the conduct Commonwealth Games
(c)
look into telecom scam
(d)
inquire into phone-tapping amid a corporate lobbyist scandal

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

5 )

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

6 )

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

7 )

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

8 )

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

9 )

Consider the following about the High Level Committee set up to curb the growth of black money
1. It was set up under the chairmanship of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) Chairman.
2. The panel was set up to examine tightening of laws to curb the growth of black money as well as to suggest ways to declare illegally generated wealth as national asset.
3. The committee will examine ways to strengthen laws to curb the generation of black money in the country, its illegal transfer abroad and its recovery.
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

10 )

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

11 )

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

12 )

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

13 )

Which committee was constituted to enquire in to the murder of Graham Staines.

(a)
Wardha Committee
(b)
Abid Hussain Committee
(c)
JC Kumarappa Committee
(d)
Godbole Committee

14 )

Match the following

List I (Head)	List II ( Committee)
A. KN Raj	1. Industrial Sickness
B. Masani	2. Agriculture Holding Tax
C. Rajadhyaksha	3. Aviation Sector
D. RK Hazari	4. Road Sector

(a)

A B C D

2 1 3 4
(b)

A B C D

2 4 3 1
(c)

A B C D

3 2 1 4
(d)

A B C D

4 1 2 3

15 )

Which of the following committees is not constituted for poverty estimation.
1. Lakdawala
2. SD Tendulkar
3. NC Saxena

(a)
Only 1
(b)
Only 2
(c)
2 and 3
(d)
None of these

16 )

Consider the following statements
1. The western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel (WGEEP) headed by eminent ecologist Madhav Gadgil
2. He has designated the entire hill range as an Ecologically Sensitive Area.
Which of the above statements is/are true?

(a)
Only 1
(b)
Only 2
(c)
Both 1 and 2
(d)
None of these

17 )

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

18 )

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.

19 )

Consider the following statements
1. The Global Hunger Index (GHI) is a tool adapted and further developed by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
2. The index comprehensively measures and track global hunger.
3. The GHI incorporates three interlinked hunger-related indicators - the proportion of undernourished in the population, the prevalence of underweight in children, and the mortality rate of children.
Which of the above statements is right?

(a)
1 and 2
(b)
2 and 3
(c)
1 and 3
(d)
All of these

20 )

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

21 )

Red list of threatened species is released by

(a)
WWF
(b)
IUCN
(c)
CITES
(d)
None of these

22 )

The Liberhan Commission was set up to give its report on which of the following issues?

(a)
Demolition of Babri Masjid in Ayodhya
(b)
Godhra Rail Kand
(c)
Bomb Blasts in Mumbai 1993
(d)
Bofors Gun Deal

23 )

Index 'Residex is associated with

(a)
share prices
(b)
mutual fund prices
(c)
price inflation index
(d)
land prices

24 )

Consider the following statements about HUNGaMA Report
1. The HUNGaMA Report will provide a portrait of hunger and malnutrition across over 100 rural districts in India.
2. It will focus on key indicators of hunger and malnutrition.
3. It also targets children under age five, given the critical impact of nutrition early in life
Find the correct statements using the codes given below

(a)
1, 2 and 3
(b)
1 and 2
(c)
2 and 3
(d)
None of these

25 )

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

26 )

Vyas Committee is related to

(a)
Micro Finance
(b)
Commercial paper
(c)
Security Trading Corporation of India
(d)
Call Money Market

27 )

Which of the statement is false

(a)
Transparency International (TI)
(b)
The index mainly provides a snapshot of the views of business, people and country analysts
(c)
The CPI produces a single score per country
(d)
None of the above

28 )

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?