Which ministry constituted the High-Level Committee on Demographic Changes?
- A.Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
- B.Ministry of Home Affairs
- C.Ministry of External Affairs
- D.Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
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Explanation
The correct answer is the Ministry of Home Affairs, which formally constituted the committee on 26 May 2026. The portal address itself carries the clue, since it sits on the ministry’s own domain. Option A is wrong because, although that ministry handles statistical work, it did not set up this committee. Option C is wrong because the subject here is internal: illegal immigration, settlement patterns and the machinery for identification, detention and deportation within the country. Option D is wrong for the same reason. The terms of reference given by the ministry cover the challenges thrown up by demographic change, the possible causes such as variations in fertility and cross-border movement, abnormal settlement patterns and planned migration, structural population change among religious or social communities, a permanent operational system for dealing with illegal immigrants, stronger border management and identification systems, and a policy framework for Centre-State coordination.
Read the full article: HLCDC Launches Portal on Demographic Changes Inputs
Practice Questions
Who is the Chairman of the High-Level Committee on Demographic Changes (HLCDC), which launched its web portal?
- A.Justice Prakash Prabhakar Naolekar (Retd.)
- B.Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman (Retd.)
- C.The Union Home Secretary
- D.The Registrar General of India
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As Chairman of the committee he launched its dedicated digital web portal in New Delhi, a portal that is now fully operational for public access, stakeholder submissions and data interaction.
Read the full explanation →Who can submit inputs on the new demography portal?
- A.Only Central Ministries and Departments
- B.Only State and Union Territory Governments
- C.Central Ministries, State and UT Governments, NGOs and institutions, and individuals
- D.Only members of the committee and its research staff
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The portal is fully operational and open for public access, stakeholder submissions and data interaction, which is why options A, B and D, each of which narrows the list, are wrong.
Read the full explanation →Which price of sugar is the committee asked to examine for revision?
- A.The retail ceiling price of sugar
- B.The export floor price of sugar
- C.The ex-mill Minimum Selling Price of sugar
- D.The levy sugar price for ration shops
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The committee has been asked to examine the demand for revising this price in the light of the cost of producing sugar, what mills actually realise in the market, and the financial viability of the mills themselves.
Read the full explanation →Representatives of sugarcane farmers from which two States met the Union Ministers before the committee was constituted?
- A.Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
- B.Karnataka and Maharashtra
- C.Punjab and Haryana
- D.Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh
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The committee was constituted following the decisions taken during a meeting in which representatives of sugarcane farmers from these two States met the Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare together with the Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution.
Read the full explanation →Who has been made chairman of the committee constituted to examine issues relating to sugarcane farmers and the sugar sector?
- A.Prof. Ramesh Chand
- B.Dr. Ashok Dalwai
- C.Prof. Abhijit Sen
- D.Dr. Himanshu Pathak
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The Government of India constituted the committee under his chairmanship to examine the issues raised by sugarcane farmers and to recommend suitable measures.
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