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Indian PolityEasyAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2020, GK

The National Disaster Management Authority functions under the Ministry of

  1. A.Environment, Forest and Climate Change
  2. B.Home Affairs
  3. C.Commerce and Industry
  4. D.Finance

Correct answer

B. Home Affairs

Explanation

The correct answer is B, Home Affairs. The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) works under the Ministry of Home Affairs, which is the nodal ministry for disaster management in India. NDMA was first set up by an executive order in 2005 and then given statutory status by the Disaster Management Act, 2005; it was formally constituted in September 2006. The Prime Minister is its ex officio chairperson, and it lays down the policies, plans and guidelines for disaster management across the country. The same Act also created the State Disaster Management Authorities, headed by the Chief Ministers, District Disaster Management Authorities, and the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), the specialised force that carries out rescue and relief. Option A is wrong because the environment ministry deals with forests, pollution and climate change, not with disaster response. Option C is wrong because the commerce ministry deals with trade and industry. Option D is wrong because the finance ministry deals with the budget, money and taxation, not with planning for disasters. Exam tip: NDMA was set up under the Disaster Management Act, 2005, is chaired by the Prime Minister and works under the Home Ministry.

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Q1.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2020, GKHard

Which one of the following statements with regard to 'protective democracy' is not correct?

  1. A.It propounds that citizen participation is essential in democracies.
  2. B.Citizens must be able to protect themselves from governmental encroachments.
  3. C.It is compatible with laissez-faire capitalism.
  4. D.Political equality is understood in formal terms as equal voting rights.
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Correct answer: A. It propounds that citizen participation is essential in democracies.

Protective democracy does not hold that active citizen participation is essential; it values democracy only as a shield that lets citizens protect themselves from those who govern them.

Q2.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2022, GKMedium

According to the Constitution of India, which one of the following statements is not correct ?

  1. A.The executive powers of the Union shall be vested in the President of India.
  2. B.Parliament, by law, can confer functions on authorities other than the President of India.
  3. C.The President of India is elected by an electoral college consisting of all Members of Parliament and all Members of all State Legislatures.
  4. D.A person, having held office as the President, shall be eligible for election to that office for the second term.
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Correct answer: C. The President of India is elected by an electoral college consisting of all Members of Parliament and all Members of all State Legislatures.

Under Article 54, the President is elected only by the elected members of both Houses of Parliament and the elected members of the State Legislative Assemblies, so a college of all members of Parliament and all State Legislatures is wrong.

Q3.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2020, GKMedium

Which one of the following statements in relation to Panchayats is not correct?

  1. A.Legislature of a State may, by law, make provisions with respect to the composition of Panchayats.
  2. B.Panchayat area means the territorial area of a Panchayat.
  3. C.Gram Sabha includes all persons in the electoral rolls of village within a Panchayat.
  4. D.Reservation of seats for SCs and STs has nothing to do with proportion of their population.
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Correct answer: D. Reservation of seats for SCs and STs has nothing to do with proportion of their population.

Under Article 243D, seats for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in every Panchayat are reserved in proportion to their share of the population of that Panchayat area, so the statement that reservation has nothing to do with population is wrong.

Q5.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2016, GS Paper IEasy

Consider the following statements :

1. The minimum age prescribed for any person to be a member of Panchayat is 25 years.

2. A Panchayat reconstituted after premature dissolution continues only for the remainder period.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. A.1 only
  2. B.2 only
  3. C.Both 1 and 2
  4. D.Neither 1 nor 2
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Correct answer: B. 2 only

A Panchayat formed after an early dissolution serves only the rest of the original term, but the minimum age to be a member is 21 years, not 25.