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Miscellaneous (Indian Polity)

📆 November 19, 2024

Total Questions: 50

41. Whose absence from the Democracy makes its functioning impossible? [S.S.C. Online Stenographer 14.09.2017 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (c) Political parties
Solution:Democracy refers to a system of government in which the power lies with the citizens who exercise this power by either direct voting or through elected representatives.

Political parties are essential for democracy as they are responsible for voicing public opinions and formulating policies.

Also they are essential for the working of parliamentary government and help in recruitment of leaders.

42. The officer rank does_________. [C.P.O. S.I. 5.06.2016 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (d) Administrative and quasi-judicial and quasi- legislative functions
Solution:The officer rank does administrative and quasi-judicial and quasi legislative functions.

43. In which year was the Indian Parliamentary Group established? [S.S.C. Online CGL (T-I) 05.12.2022 (Shift-IV)]

Correct Answer: (b) 1949
Solution:The Indian Parliamentary Group is an autonomous body formed in the year 1949 in pursuance of a motion adopted by the Constituent Assembly (Legislative) on 16th August, 1948.

The Group acts as a link between the Parliament of India and the various Parliaments of the world by exchange of delegations, goodwill missions, correspondence, documents etc. with foreign Parliaments.

It also functions as the

(a) National Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union and

(b) Main Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association in India.

44. Which of the following statements regarding the appointment of the Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission is correct? [C.P.O. S.I. 5.06.2016 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (a) He should be a retired Chief Justice of India
Solution:The Chairman of the National Human Rights Com-mission should be a retired Chief Justice of India.

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) is a statutory body in India established to protect and promote human rights.

  • Established: 12 October 1993 under the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993

  • Headquarters: New Delhi, India

  • Chairperson: Usually a retired Chief Justice of India

45. When was the National Commission for Backward Classes established? [S.S.C. Online Stenographer 13.09.2017 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (d) 1993
Solution:The National Commission for Backward Classes was set up on 14th August 1993.

It is a constitutional body (102nd amendment in the constitution makes it a constitutional body). The National Commission for Backward Classes falls under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.

46. In which year the National Commission for Scheduled Tribe came into existence as a separate commission? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 22.10.2021 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (a) 2004
Solution:The 89th Amendment of the Constitution of India which came into force on 19 February 2004 set up the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes under Article 338A. It is a constitutional body.

47. Article__________ of the Constitution of India deals with provisions related to the administration and control of Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes. [S.S.C. Online C.G.L. (T-I) 9.03.2020 (Shift-III)]

Correct Answer: (d) 244(1)
Solution:Article 244(1) of the Constitution of India deals with provisions related to the administration and control of Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes.

Article 244 in Constitution of India

244. Administration of Scheduled Areas and Tribal Areas

(1)The provisions of the Fifth Schedule shall apply to the administration and control of the Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes in any State other than the States of Assam Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram.
(2)The provisions of the Sixth Schedule shall apply to the administration of the tribal areas in the state of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram.

48. Panchsheel treaty was signed between India and whom? [C.P.O. S.I. 5.06.2016 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (b) China
Solution:The "Agreement on Trade and Intercourse between the Tibet region of China and India" was signed on 29th April 1954 in Beijing by the then Indian Ambassador N. Raghavan and Chang Hanfu, the then Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister of China. It is know as the Panchsheel Agreement.

The Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence or The Panchsheel are as follows -

1- Peaceful co-existence.

2- Mutual respect for each other's territorial integrity and sovereignty.

3- Mutual non-interference.

4- Mutual non-aggression.

5- Equality and mutual benefit.

49. With which neighboring country did India sign the 'Panchsheel' agreement? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 20.09.2017 (Shift-III)]

Correct Answer: (b) China
Solution:India and China signed the Panchsheel Agreement, also known as the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence. The Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence or The Panchsheel are as follows -

1- Peaceful co-existence.

2- Mutual respect for each other's territorial integrity and sovereignty.

3- Mutual non-interference.

4- Mutual non-aggression.

5- Equality and mutual benefit.

50. Which of the following is not provided in the Constitution? [S.S.C. Online C.G.L. (T-I) 28.08.2016 (Shift-III)]

Correct Answer: (d) Planning Commission
Solution:The Planning Commission was not a constitutional body that was defined in Constitution of India. It was set up in March 1950 by an executive resolution of the Government of India, on the recommendation of the Advisory Planning Board constituted in 1946, under the chairman of K C Neogi.
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