Polity (Lokpal and Important Commissions) MCQ

21. 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

22. 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

23. 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

24. 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

25. 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

26. 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

27. Mandal Commission, whose proposals created massive dispute, was set up by
(A) Indira Gandhi
(B) Morarji Desai
(C) Rajeev Gandhi
(D) Vishwanath Pratap Singh

28. 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

29. 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

30. The Report of Mandal Commission was submitted in
(A) 1990
(B) 1983
(C) 1980
(D) 1977

31. 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

32. 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

33. 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

34. 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

35. 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

36. Which Article of the Constitution has provision for removal of a member of Public Service Commission?
(A) 315
(B) 316
(C) 317
(D) 318

37. 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

38. 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

39. Which of the following statements about the Lokpal Bill, 2011 is/are correct?
1. Was introduced in the Lok Sabha on August 4, 2011.
2. Was introduced by Shri P. Chidambaram, Home Minister.
3. Has been referred to the Standing Committee
4. 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

40. The first woman Chairman of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) is
(A) Sheela Dixit
(B) Roze Bethew
(C) Veena Majumdar
(D) Margret Alwa