| Most Important MCQs on the topic “Lokpal and Important Commission” (Ch-29). These questions are very important for SSC, Railways, Defence, CTET, State PCS, UPSC, Judiciary and all other examinations of India. |
Q. Which of the following Commissions/Committees has recommended the creation of a Local Body Ombudsman?
(A) First Administrative Reforms Commission
(B) Second Administrative Reforms Commission
(C) Balwant Rai Mehta Committee
(D) Ashok Mehta Committee
Q. The first Lokpal Bill was presented in the Parliament in______.
(A) 1967
(B) 1971
(C) 1968
(D) 1972
Q. Establishment of Lokpal and Lokayukta in India was recommended by______.
(A) Sarkaria Commission
(B) Administrative Reforms Commission
(C) Law Commission
(D) Thakkar Commission
Q. Indian Model of Ombudsman is______.
(A) Lekhpal
(B) Tehsildar
(C) Governor
(D) Lokpal
Q. Which of the following has recommended that appointment of Judges to Higher Courts should be through the participation of the Executive, Legislature and Chief Justice?
(A) National Commission to Review the Working of the Constitution
(B) National Judicial Commission
(C) Second Administrative Reforms Commission
(D) Report of Law Commission
Q. In which of the following States, the office of Lokayukta was first established?
(A) Maharashtra
(B) Uttar Pradesh
(C) Bihar
(D) Odisha
Q. The Lokayukta of Uttar Pradesh submits its report to______.
(A) Chief Minister
(B) Chief Justice of High Court
(C) Governor
(D) Speaker of Legislative Assembly
Q. The first Indian State to pass the Lokayukta Bill in 2011 is______.
(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) Bihar
(C) Uttarakhand
(D) Jharkhand
Q. The expenses of the Public Service Commission of Uttar Pradesh are charged upon ______.
(A) Consolidated Fund of India
(B) Consolidate Fund of State
(C) It’s own Fund generated by fees
(D) Contingent Fund
Q. Vohra Committee was formed to study ______.
(A) Police Reform
(B) Financial Reform
(C) Nexus of Politicians and Criminals
(D) Appointment of governors
Q. Name the committee which has investigated and submitted the report on the nexus of politicians and criminals?
(A) Gyanprakash Committee
(B) Vohra Committee
(C) Goswami Committee
(D) Rajamannar Committee
Q. Who recommended to end Indian Administrative Services and Indian Police Services?
(A) Dhebar Commission
(B) Kelkar Commission
(C) Kher Commission
(D) Rajamannar Commission
Q. Under which Article of the Constitution of Protection of Human Rights Ordinance was issued by the President in 1993?
(A) Article 123
(B) Article 124
(C) Article 125
(D) Article 127
Q. When did the Protection of Human Rights Act come into force in India?
(A) 1990
(B) 1991
(C) 1992
(D) 1993
Q. What was the objective of the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993?
(A) Better protection of Human Rights
(B) To constitute Human Rights Protection Commission
(C) To constitute Human Rights Protection Commission in the State
(D) All of the above
Q. Who is not a member of the committee for the appointment of Chairperson and members of the National Human Rights Commission?
(A) Speaker of the House of People
(B) Chairman of the Council of States
(C) Leader of opposition in the House of People
(D) Leader of opposition in the Council of States
Q. In which Section of the Human Rights Protection Act, 1993 is ‘Public Servant’ defined?
(A) Section 2
(B) Section 3
(C) Section 2(H)
(D) Section 2(M)
Q. According to the National Human Rights Commission Act, 1993 who amongst the following can be its Chairman?
(A) Any Serving Judge of the Supreme Court
(B) Any Serving Judge of the High Court
(C) Only a retired Chief Justice of India
(D) Only a retired Chief Justice of a High Court
Q. The tenure of the Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission is ______.
(A) 3 years
(B) 4 years
(C) 5 years
(D) 6 years
Q. Chairperson and members of State Human Rights Commission are appointed by ______.
(A) President
(B) Governor
(C) Chief Justice of High Court
(D) None of the above
Q. Which one of the following is not the function of the State Human Rights Commission?
(A) Enquire suo-moto the violation of Human Rights
(B) Visit any Jail
(C) Review the protection of Human Rights
(D) To punish for the violation of Human Rights
Q. Which one of the following is not a Constitutional body?
(A) The Human Rights Commission
(B) Finance Commission of a State
(C) The Lok Sabha Secretariat
(D) Finance Commission at the Centre
Q. Which one of the following has a status different from the other three?
(A) Backward Class Commission
(B) Finance Commission
(C) National Human Rights Commission
(D) Election Commission
Q. The Chairman of the Constitutional Review Commission set up in February, 2000 is______.
(A) M.N. Venkatachaliah
(B) R.S. Sarkaria
(C) Krishna Iyer
(D) Fatima Beevi
Q. The tenure of Central Information Commissioner is______.
(A) 6 years or 65 years of age
(B) 6 years or 62 years of age
(C) 5 years or 62 years of age
(D) 5 years or 65 years of age
Q. Which Act established Public Service Commission in India for the first time?
(A) Indian Council Act, 1892
(B) Council Act, 1909
(C) Government of India Act, 1919
(D) Government of India Act, 1935
Q. The question considered by Swarn Singh Committee was related to_______.
(A) More autonomy for Punjab than Jammu and Kashmir
(B) Suitability of President oriented governance for India
(C) Priority to Directive Principles of State Policy in comparison to fundamental rights
(D) Administrative reform
Q. Mandal Commission, whose proposals created massive dispute, was set up by ______.
(A) Indira Gandhi
(B) Morarji Desai
(C) Rajeev Gandhi
(D) Vishwanath Pratap Singh
Q. The Report of Mandal Commission was submitted in ______.
(A) 1990
(B) 1983
(C) 1980
(D) 1977
Q. The causes of atrocity on Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes according to the report of National Commission for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe in the year 1990 do not include______.
(A) Land alienation
(B) Bonded labour
(C) Indebtedness
(D) Religious causes
Q. Who appoints the Members of the State Public Service Commission?
(A) President
(B) Governor
(C) Chairman, Union Public Service Commission
(D) Chairman, State Public Service Commission
Q. The Chairman of a Joint Public Service Commission for two or more States is appointed by______.
(A) The President of India
(B) The President of India on the recommendation of the Governors concerned
(C) The Governor of the largest State
(D) A Committee of Governors of all the States concerned
Q. In which of the following matters the State Public Service Commission is not consulted?
(A) On the method of recruitment of Civil Services
(B) On the principles to be followed in making appointments to Civil Services
(C) On the principles to be followed in making promotions in Civil Services and transfers from one service to another
(D) On making transfers of Civil Servants
Q. The Union Public Service Commission can be entrusted with the functions of a State Public Service Commission with the approval of______.
(A) Chief Justice of India
(B) Prime Minister
(C) Speaker of the Lok Sabha
(D) President of India
Q. Which Article of the Constitution has provision for removal of a member of Public Service Commission?
(A) 315
(B) 316
(C) 317
(D) 318
Q. Which of the following is correct about Union Public Service Commission of India?
(A) It supervises the State Public Service Commission
(B) It has nothing to do with State Public Service Commission
(C) All its Members are taken from State Public Service Commission
(D) It sends annual guidelines to State Public Service Commissions
Q. Which one of the following is correct? Union Public Service Commission is a______.
(A) Regulatory Organization
(B) Legal Organization
(C) Established by Parliamentary Ordinance
(D) Constitutional Organization
Q. The Union Public Service Commission submits its annual report to the ______.
(A) Prime Minister
(B) President
(C) Speaker of the Lok Sabha
(D) Home Minister
Q. The first woman Chairman of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) is ______.
(A) Sheela Dixit
(B) Roze Bethew
(C) Veena Majumdar
(D) Margret Alwa
Q. Which of the following statements about the Lokpal Bill, 2011 is/are correct?
- Was introduced in the Lok Sabha on August 4, 2011.
- Was introduced by Shri P. Chidambaram, Home Minister.
- Has been referred to the Standing Committee
- Has been termed by Civil Society members as ‘weak’.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below.
(A) Only 1 and 2
(B) Only 1, 2 and 3
(C) Only 2 and 4
(D) Only 1, 3 and 4
Q. Civil Society’s representatives in the panel for drafting the Lokpal Bill include_____.
- Anna Hazare
- Prashant Joshi
- Santosh Hegde
- Kiran Bedi
- Shanti Bhushan
Select your correct answer from the code given below.
(A) Only 1, 3, 4 and 5
(B) Only 1, 2, 3 and 4
(C) Only 1, 2 and 3
(D) Only 1, 3 and 5
Q. Consider the following statements about the minorities in India.
- The Government of India has notified five communities, namely, Muslims, Sikhs, Christians, Buddhists and Zoroastrians as minorities.
- The National Commission for Minorities was given statutory status in 1993.
- The smallest religious minority in India are the Zoroastrians.
- The Constitution of India recognizes and protects religious and linguisitic minorities.
Which of these statements are correct?
(A) 2 and 3
(B) 3 and 4
(C) 2, 3 and 4
(D) 1, 2 and 4
Q. Consider the following statements regarding the National Human Rights Commission of India.
- Its Chairman must be retired Chief Justice of India.
- It has formation in each State as State Human Rights Commission.
- Its powers are only recommendatory in nature.
- It is mandatory to appoint a woman as a member of the Commission.
Which of the above statements are correct?
(A) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(B) 2 and 4
(C) 2 and 3
(D) 1, 3 and 4
Q. Which of the following are Constitutional Authorities?
- State Election Commission
- State Finance Commission
- District Panchayat
- State Electoral Officer
Code
(A) 1 and 2
(B) 1, 2 and 3
(C) 2, 3 and 4
(D) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Q. Consider the following statements regarding appointment of National Commission for revising the Constitution.
- The report will be of recommendatory nature.
- The appointment was approved by Parliament.
- It is presided over by Chief Justice M.N. Venkatchaliah.
- It will focus on socio-economic needs of the country.
Which of these statements are correct?
(A) 1 and 2
(B) 1 and 3
(C) 1, 2 and 3
(D) 2, 3 and 4
Q. Read the following and select the correct answer from the code given below.
Assertion (A): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) is to be headed by a person who has been a former Chief Justice of India.
Reason (R): The Chairperson of NHRC holds office for a term of 5 years or till he attains the age of 70 years, whichever is earlier.
Code
(A) (A) is true, but (R) is false
(B) (A) is false, but (R) is true
(C) Both (A) and (R) are true
(D) Both (A) and (R) are false