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Indian PolityHardAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2024, GS Paper I

Which of the following statements about the Ethics Committee in the Lok Sabha are correct ? 1. Initially it was an ad-hoc Committee. 2. Only a Member of the Lok Sabha can make a complaint relating to unethical conduct of a member of the Lok Sabha. 3. This Committee cannot take up any matter which is sub-judice. Select the answer using the code given below :

  1. A.1 and 2 only
  2. B.2 and 3 only
  3. C.1 and 3 only
  4. D.1, 2 and 3

Correct answer

C. 1 and 3 only

Explanation

The correct answer is C, 1 and 3 only. The Lok Sabha Ethics Committee began as an ad hoc body and does not take up matters pending in court, but complaints can come from people other than members.

The Speaker set up the committee on an ad hoc basis in 2000, and it became a permanent part of the Lok Sabha's committee system in 2015. It examines complaints of unethical conduct against members and can recommend action. Under its rules, any person may complain about a member, provided the complaint is forwarded through a Lok Sabha member, while a member can complain directly; anonymous complaints and those based only on media reports are not entertained. The committee does not consider any matter that is sub-judice. The Rajya Sabha has its own Ethics Committee, set up in 1997.

A is wrong because statement 2 is incorrect. B is wrong because statement 2 is incorrect and it leaves out statement 1. D is wrong because statement 2 is incorrect.

Exam tip: Rajya Sabha Ethics Committee 1997; Lok Sabha ad hoc 2000, permanent 2015.

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Q1.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2020, GKEasy

Which one of the following statements with regard to the functioning of the Panchayats is not correct?

  1. A.Panchayats may levy, collect and appropriate taxes, duties, tolls, etc.
  2. B.A person who has attained the age of 25 years will be eligible to be a member of a Panchayat.
  3. C.Every Panchayat shall ordinarily continue for five years from the date of its first meeting.
  4. D.A Panchayat reconstituted after premature dissolution shall continue only for the remainder of the full period.
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Correct answer: B. A person who has attained the age of 25 years will be eligible to be a member of a Panchayat.

Under Article 243F, the minimum age to become a member of a Panchayat is 21 years, not 25. Part IX of the Constitution, added by the 73rd Amendment Act, 1992 and in force from 24 April 1993, lays down the framework of Panchayati Raj.

Q2.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2024, GKHard

As per Article 371G of the Constitution of India, special provisions have been made with respect to the state of Mizoram. Accordingly, no Act of Parliament shall apply on certain matters unless the Legislative Assembly of Mizoram so decides by a resolution. Which one of the following matters is not covered under this Article ?

  1. A.Religious or social practices of the Mizos
  2. B.Mizo customary law and procedure
  3. C.Administration of civil and criminal justice involving decisions according to Mizo customary law
  4. D.Ownership and transfer of natural resources
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Correct answer: D. Ownership and transfer of natural resources

Article 371G protects the ownership and transfer of land in Mizoram, not of natural resources in general. Article 371G was added by the 53rd Amendment Act, 1986, when Mizoram became a state after the Mizo Peace Accord.

Q5.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2024, GKMedium

Which one of the following organizations challenged the constitutionality of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code in the Supreme Court of India?

  1. A.Naz Foundation (India) Trust
  2. B.Bachpan Bachao Andolan
  3. C.Sambhav Foundation India
  4. D.ActionAid India
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Correct answer: A. Naz Foundation (India) Trust

This Delhi-based NGO, working on HIV/AIDS, led the long legal fight against Section 377 of the IPC. Section 377 punished "carnal intercourse against the order of nature" and was used against consensual same-sex relations.