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14 questions
  1. NITI Aayog was set up in place of the — (IAS 2015)
    1. Human Rights Commission
    2. Finance Commission
    3. Law Commission
    4. Planning Commission
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    Answer: (D) Planning Commission

    A Cabinet resolution of 1 January 2015 replaced the Planning Commission with NITI Aayog.

  2. Who sat on the National Development Council? 1. PM 2. Chairman, Finance Commission 3. Union Cabinet Ministers 4. Chief Ministers (IAS 2013)
    1. 1, 2, 3
    2. 1, 3, 4
    3. 2 and 4
    4. All four
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    Answer: (B) 1, 3, 4

    The Finance Commission chairman was never a member; NITI/Planning Commission members and UT representatives were.

  3. Which find no mention in the Constitution? 1. NDC 2. Planning Commission 3. Zonal Councils (IAS 2013)
    1. 1 and 2
    2. Only 2
    3. 1 and 3
    4. All three
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    Answer: (D) All three

    NDC and Planning Commission came from executive resolutions; Zonal Councils from the States Reorganisation Act, 1956.

  4. The Central Vigilance Commission was first set up by —
    1. a constitutional provision
    2. an Act of Parliament
    3. a resolution of the Santhanam Committee
    4. an executive resolution
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    Answer: (D) an executive resolution

    In 1964 by government resolution; the CVC Act came only in 2003.

  5. NCW: 1. became a statutory body in 1992; 2. members hold office for 5 years. Correct?
    1. Only 1
    2. Only 2
    3. Both
    4. Neither
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    Answer: (A) Only 1

    The term is 3 years, not 5.

  6. CAG: 1. appointed by the President by warrant under hand and seal; 2. takes an oath before taking office. Correct?
    1. Only 1
    2. Only 2
    3. Both
    4. Neither
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    Answer: (C) Both

    Both follow from Art 148; the oath form is in the Third Schedule.

  7. Which is NOT a duty of the CAG? (IAS 2001)
    1. Audit of spending from the Consolidated Fund of India
    2. Audit of the Contingency Funds and Public Accounts
    3. Audit of trading and profit-and-loss accounts
    4. Controlling the flow of public money into and out of the treasury
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    Answer: (D) Controlling the flow of public money into and out of the treasury

    The Indian CAG is an auditor only; it does not control the release of money.

  8. Beyond checking spending, why does the CAG matter? 1. Its reports help agencies press charges. 2. It can prosecute violators of law in government companies. 3. It acts as a quasi-judicial body while investigating.
    1. Only 1
    2. Only 3
    3. 1 and 3
    4. All three
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    Answer: (A) Only 1

    The CAG has no judicial or prosecuting power.

  9. Who is NOT on the committee that recommends NHRC appointments?
    1. Lok Sabha Speaker
    2. Union Home Minister
    3. Leader of Opposition, Lok Sabha
    4. Union Law Minister
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    Answer: (D) Union Law Minister

    The six are PM, Speaker, Home Minister, both LoPs and the RS Deputy Chairman.

  10. NITI Aayog: 1. stands for National Information for Transforming India; 2. came into effect on 1 April 2015; 3. a think tank that replaced the Planning Commission; 4. a constitutional body. Which are INCORRECT?
    1. 1, 3 and 4
    2. 1, 2 and 3
    3. 1, 2 and 4
    4. None
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    Answer: (C) 1, 2 and 4

    It is the National Institution, began on 1 January 2015, and is non-constitutional.

  1. CAG: 1. heads the Indian Audit & Accounts Department; 2. Article 280 deals with the office; 3. removed in the manner of a Supreme Court judge. Correct?
    1. Only 1
    2. 2 and 3
    3. 1 and 3
    4. All three
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    Answer: (C) 1 and 3

    Article 148 (not 280, which is the Finance Commission) creates the CAG.

  2. The NCBC got constitutional status through the —
    1. 89th Amendment
    2. 65th Amendment
    3. 102nd Amendment
    4. 105th Amendment
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    Answer: (C) 102nd Amendment

    The 102nd Amendment (2018) inserted Articles 338B and 342A.

  3. Jains were notified as a minority community in —
    1. 1993
    2. 2004
    3. 2014
    4. 2019
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    Answer: (C) 2014

    On 27 January 2014, under Section 2(c) of the NCM Act.

  4. Which article provides for the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes?
    1. 338
    2. 338A
    3. 338B
    4. 342A
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    Answer: (B) 338A

    Art 338A, inserted by the 89th Amendment.

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