General Knowledge - 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
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
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
1. National Commission for Denotified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes (NCDNSNT) was set under Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
2. The expert group on modernisation of Railways is headed by Nandan Nilekani.
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
Match the following
List I (Committee) |
List II (Head) |
1. Accountability and damages with regard to destruction of public property | 1. Raghuram C Rajan |
2. Financial Sector reforms | 2. Fail S Nariman |
3. Making Mumbai an International Financial Sector | 3. EMS Nachiappan |
4. Reforms in the higher judiciary | 4. Percy Mistry |
- (a)
A B C D 1 2 3 4 - (b)
A B C D 2 1 4 3 - (c)
A B C D 2 3 4 1 - (d)
A B C D 1 3 2 4
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
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
Which of the following is chaired byYH Malegam Committee?
1. UTI issues with SEBI and IRDA.
2. To study the issues and concerns of MFIs.
- (a)
Only 1
- (b)
Only 2
- (c)
2 and 3
- (d)
All of these
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
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
Red list of threatened species is released by
- (a)
WWF
- (b)
IUCN
- (c)
CITES
- (d)
None of these
Which of the statements is false?
- (a)
World Economic Outlook is basically a survey conducted and published by International Monetary Fund
- (b)
It portrays the world economy in the near medium context
- (c)
EO forecasts include the macroeconomic indicators, such as GDP, inflation, current account and fiscal balance of countries
- (d)
It is published once in 5 years
Index 'Residex is associated with
- (a)
share prices
- (b)
mutual fund prices
- (c)
price inflation index
- (d)
land prices
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
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
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
Consider the following statements
1. Multidimensional Poverty Index is an index which measure poverty by using ten major variables including access to good cooking fuel, schooling, electricity, nutrition, and sanitation.
2. The World Bank estimates poverty on the basis of household income that is $ 1 a day or less.
Which of the above statements is /are incorrect?
- (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
Which committee has been appointed by the government to review the cartoons in NCERT social science textbooks for schools?
- (a)
UK Thorat Committee
- (b)
SK Thorat Committee
- (c)
BK Thorat Committee
- (d)
None of the above