Bhagwat Prasad Makwana was earlier a member of the Central Monitoring Committee constituted under which law?

The correct answer is Shri Bhagwat Prasad Makwana, who took charge as Chairperson of the National Commission for Safai Karamcharis on that date, having been appointed by the Government of India a few days earlier. On assuming office he spoke of protecting the rights and dignity of safai karamcharis and of strengthening the Commission's work for their welfare and empowerment. Option B names a serving secretary in another ministry and is the kind of name that sounds official enough to tempt a hurried candidate. Option C and option D name Union ministers, and ministers are never appointed as chairpersons of such commissions, which is the reasoning a candidate should use to eliminate them immediately. For appointments questions, always attach three things to the name: the exact post, the body concerned and the date, because the same name can appear in the news again in a different role.

The correct answer is the Safai Karamchari Commission of the Government of Uttarakhand, where he held both the office of Vice-Chairman and later that of Chairman. This is the strand of his record that connects most directly to the national post he now holds, since the state body does at the level of one state what the national commission does for the country. Options B, C and D name other states that also run welfare machinery for sanitation workers, and each is plausible precisely because such commissions are not unique to one state. The way to hold the answer is to pair the state with the person, because in appointment questions examiners frequently swap the state while keeping the rest of the description accurate. Remember alongside it that he holds a Master's degree in Economics and has worked extensively on the welfare of Scheduled Caste communities.

The correct answer is the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013. The release records that Bhagwat Prasad Makwana served as a Member of the Central Monitoring Committee constituted under that Act, before his appointment as Chairperson of the National Commission for Safai Karamcharis. Option C names the earlier statute on the same subject, which the 2013 Act replaced, and it is therefore the most difficult distractor to reject. Options A and D are genuine laws protecting the Scheduled Castes but deal with untouchability offences and atrocities rather than manual scavenging, so neither is named here. Carry the Chairperson's other credentials with this: a Master's degree in Economics, earlier terms as Vice-Chairman and Chairman of the Uttarakhand Safai Karamchari Commission, and a stint as an Independent Director on the NHPC Board.

The correct answer is Bhagwat Prasad Makwana. The Department of Social Justice and Empowerment appointed him Chairperson of the Commission, and the release sets out his background: a Master's degree in Economics, long experience in social work for Scheduled Caste communities, earlier service as Vice-Chairman and then Chairman of the Safai Karamchari Commission under the Government of Uttarakhand, a term as an Independent Director on the Board of NHPC, and membership of the Central Monitoring Committee constituted under the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013. Every wrong option here names someone appointed in the same order but to a different post. Kaishab Bihari in option A is the Vice-Chairperson, while option C and option D name two of the three Members. That is precisely how such questions are framed, so learn the post beside each name rather than the list of names alone.

The correct answer is 31 March 2028. The release states that the appointments will be effective up to that date, which corresponds to the remaining tenure of the present Commission. This is an important point of principle and not just a date to memorise: the new Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson and Members do not begin a fresh full term of their own but serve out the unexpired part of the Commission's existing tenure. Options B, C and D are plausible-looking dates that do not appear in the release. A related detail worth carrying is the composition: one Chairperson, one Vice-Chairperson and three Members were appointed in the same order, namely Bhagwat Prasad Makwana, Kaishab Bihari, Manoj Kumar Balmiki, Sushma Gaudiyal and Ravi Ramu Kalose. The appointments were made by the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment.