Which Act is named in the release in connection with the new NCSK Chairperson's earlier work?
- A.The Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955
- B.The Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013
- C.The Employment of Manual Scavengers and Construction of Dry Latrines (Prohibition) Act, 1993
- D.The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989
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Explanation
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.
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Practice Questions
Who has been appointed Chairperson of the National Commission for Safai Karamcharis?
- A.Kaishab Bihari
- B.Bhagwat Prasad Makwana
- C.Manoj Kumar Balmiki
- D.Ravi Ramu Kalose
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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…
Read the full explanation →Until what date will the new appointments to the National Commission for Safai Karamcharis remain effective?
- A.31 March 2028
- B.31 December 2027
- C.30 September 2029
- D.31 March 2030
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The release states that the appointments will be effective up to that date, which corresponds to the remaining tenure of the present Commission.
Read the full explanation →The National Commission for Safai Karamcharis comes under which ministry?
- A.Ministry of Labour and Employment
- B.Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
- C.Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
- D.Ministry of Rural Development
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The release is issued by that Ministry, and the appointments were made by its Department of Social Justice and Empowerment.
Read the full explanation →Which appointment did Air Marshal Mehtab Singh Deswal hold immediately before taking over Eastern Air Command?
- A.Vice Chief of the Air Staff
- B.Senior Air Staff Officer at Headquarters South Western Air Command
- C.Air Attache at the Embassy of India in Pakistan
- D.Director General (Weapon Systems) at Air Headquarters
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That was the post he held just before moving to the Eastern Air Command as its Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief.
Read the full explanation →Who assumed charge as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Eastern Air Command on 1 November 2026?
- A.Air Marshal Mehtab Singh Deswal
- B.Air Chief Marshal Ashutosh Dixit
- C.Air Marshal Paritosh Ahmed
- D.Air Marshal Dinesh Ganvir
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He took over the Eastern Air Command of the Indian Air Force as its Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, moving from the appointment of Senior Air Staff Officer at the headquarters of South Western Air Command.
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