Questions for: Lokpal and Important Commissions

• Q: When was the National Development Council formed in India? [UPPCS (Mains) 2016]
  
  A) 26th January, 1950

  B) 2nd October, 1950

  C) 6th August, 1951

  D) 6th August, 1952
  Answer: D
  Explanation:
• Q: Which of the following body/bodies does not/do not find mention in the Constitution? [IAS (Pre) 2013]
  
  A) Only 1 and 2

  B) Only 2

  C) Only 1 and 3

  D) All of the above
  Answer: D
  Explanation:
• Q: The National Development Council (NDC): 1. Discusses the progress of the National Plan. 2. Suggests the ways to achieve the goals of the National Plan. 3. Gives guidelines to formulate the National Plan. 4. Suggests allocation of money in Planning. Select the correct answer. [UPPCS (Mains) 2010, 2005]
  
  A) 1, 2 and 3

  B) 2, 3 and 4

  C) 1, 2 and 4

  D) All of the above
  Answer: A
  Explanation:
• Q: Who among the following constitutes the National Development Council? 1. The Prime Minister 2. The Chairman, Finance Commission 3. Ministers of the Union Cabinet 4. Chief Ministers of the States [IAS (Pre) 2013]
  
  A) Only 1, 2 and 3

  B) Only 1, 3 and 4

  C) Only 2 and 4

  D) 1, 2, 3 and 4
  Answer: B
  Explanation:
• Q: Assertion (A): Planning Commission has been defined as the economic cabinet, not merely for the Union but the States also. Reason (R): It formulates the five year plans for the balanced utilization of natural resources. Which one is correct? [UPPCS (Mains) 2010]
  
  A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

  B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

  C) (A) is true, but (R) is false

  D) (A) is false, but (R) is true
  Answer: B
  Explanation:
• Q: Which of the following Commissions/Committees has recommended the creation of a Local Body Ombudsman? [Uttarakhand PCS (Pre) 2012]
  
  A) First Administrative Reforms Commission

  B) Second Administrative Reforms Commission

  C) Balwant Rai Mehta Committee

  D) Ashok Mehta Committee
  Answer: A
  Explanation:
• Q: The first Lokpal Bill was presented in the Parliament in [UPPCS (Pre) 1998]
  
  A) 1967

  B) 1971

  C) 1968

  D) 1972
  Answer: C
  Explanation:
• Q: Establishment of Lokpal and Lokayukta in India was recommended by [RAS/RTS (Pre) 1997, 2016]
  
  A) Sarkaria Commission

  B) Administrative Reforms Commission

  C) Law Commission

  D) Thakkar Commission
  Answer: B
  Explanation:
• Q: Indian Model of Ombudsman is [UPPCS (Mains) 2014]
  
  A) Lekhpal

  B) Tehsildar

  C) Governor

  D) Lokpal
  Answer: D
  Explanation:
• 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? [Karnataka PSC (Pre) 2017, UPPSC (RI) 2014]
  
  A) National Commission to Review the Working of the Constitution

  B) National Judicial Commission

  C) Second Administrative Reforms Commission

  D) Report of Law Commission
  Answer: C
  Explanation:
• Q: In which of the following States, the office of Lokayukta was first established?
  
  A) Maharashtra

  B) Uttar Pradesh

  C) Bihar

  D) Odisha
  Answer: A
  Explanation:
• 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
  Answer: C
  Explanation:
• Q: The first Indian State to pass the Lokayukta Bill in 2011 is
  
  A) Uttar Pradesh

  B) Bihar

  C) Uttarakhand

  D) Jharkhand
  Answer: C
  Explanation:
• Q: The expenses of the Public Service Commission of Uttar Pradesh are charged upon
  
  A) Consolidated Fund of India

  B) Consolidated Fund of State

  C) Its own Fund generated by fees

  D) Contingent Fund
  Answer: B
  Explanation:
• Q: Vohra Committee was formed to study
  
  A) Police Reform

  B) Financial Reform

  C) Nexus of Politicians and Criminals

  D) Appointment of governors
  Answer: C
  Explanation:
• 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
  Answer: B
  Explanation:
• Q: Who recommended to end Indian Administrative Services and Indian Police Services?
  
  A) Dhebar Commission

  B) Kelkar Commission

  C) Kher Commission

  D) Rajamannar Commission
  Answer: D
  Explanation:
• Q: Under which Article of the Constitution was Protection of Human Rights Ordinance issued by the President in 1993?
  
  A) Article 123

  B) Article 124

  C) Article 125

  D) Article 127
  Answer: A
  Explanation:
• Q: When did the Protection of Human Rights Act come into force in India?
  
  A) 1990

  B) 1991

  C) 1992

  D) 1993
  Answer: D
  Explanation:
• 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
  Answer: D
  Explanation:
• 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
  Answer: B
  Explanation:
• 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)
  Answer: D
  Explanation:
• Q: According to the National Human Rights Commission Act, 1993 who among 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
  Answer: C
  Explanation:
• 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
  Answer: C
  Explanation:
• 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
  Answer: B
  Explanation:
• 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
  Answer: D
  Explanation:
• 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
  Answer: A
  Explanation:
• 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
  Answer: C
  Explanation:
• 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
  Answer: A
  Explanation:
• 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
  Answer: D
  Explanation:
• 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
  Answer: C
  Explanation:
• 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
  Answer: D
  Explanation:
• 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
  Answer: B
  Explanation:
• Q: The Report of Mandal Commission was submitted in
  
  A) 1990

  B) 1983

  C) 1980

  D) 1977
  Answer: C
  Explanation:
• Q: The causes of atrocity on Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes according to the report of National Commission for SC/ST in 1990 do not include
  
  A) Land alienation

  B) Bonded labour

  C) Indebtedness

  D) Religious causes
  Answer: D
  Explanation:
• 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
  Answer: B
  Explanation:
• 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 on recommendation of the Governors concerned

  C) Governor of the largest State

  D) Committee of Governors of all the States concerned
  Answer: A
  Explanation:
• 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 and transfers from one service to another

  D) On making transfers of Civil Servants
  Answer: D
  Explanation:
• 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
  Answer: D
  Explanation:
• Q: Which Article of the Constitution has provision for removal of a member of Public Service Commission?
  
  A) Article 315

  B) Article 316

  C) Article 317

  D) Article 318
  Answer: D
  Explanation:
• 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
  Answer: D
  Explanation:
• 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
  Answer: C
  Explanation:
• 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
  Answer: B
  Explanation:
• Q: The first woman Chairman of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) is
  
  A) Sheela Dixit

  B) Roze Bethew

  C) Veena Majumdar

  D) Margret Alwa
  Answer: D
  Explanation:
• Q: Civil Society’s representatives in the panel for drafting the Lokpal Bill include
  
  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
  Answer: D
  Explanation:
• Q: Which of the following are Constitutional Authorities? [UPPCS (Pre) 2012, UPPCS (Mains) 2012]
  
  A) 1 and 2

  B) 1, 2 and 3

  C) 2, 3 and 4

  D) 1, 2, 3 and 4
  Answer:
  Explanation:
• Q: Consider the following statements regarding appointment of National Commission for revising the Constitution.
  
  A) 1 and 2

  B) 1 and 3

  C) 1, 2 and 3

  D) 2, 3 and 4
  Answer:
  Explanation: