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Indian PolityMediumAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2021, GK

Who among the following was the Chairman of the National Commission for Review of the Working of the Constitution (2000)?

  1. A.Justice M.N. Venkatachaliah
  2. B.Justice J.S. Verma
  3. C.Justice Ranganath Mishra
  4. D.Justice Y.K. Sabharwal

Correct answer

A. Justice M.N. Venkatachaliah

Explanation

The correct answer is A, Justice M.N. Venkatachaliah. The National Commission to Review the Working of the Constitution was set up by the Union government in February 2000 under Justice M.N. Venkatachaliah, a former Chief Justice of India. It was asked to see how the Constitution could best respond to the needs of good governance within the framework of parliamentary democracy, without touching its basic structure. The eleven-member commission submitted its report in 2002 with 249 recommendations, on electoral reform, centre-state relations, the judiciary, fundamental duties and more. Some, such as a limit on the size of the Council of Ministers and tougher anti-defection rules, were later adopted through the 91st Amendment of 2003. Option B is wrong because Justice J.S. Verma is remembered for the Vishaka guidelines and the 2013 committee on criminal law reform. Option C is wrong because Justice Ranganath Mishra was the first chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission. Option D is wrong because Justice Y.K. Sabharwal was a Chief Justice who did not lead this commission. Exam tip: NCRWC 2000, chaired by Justice Venkatachaliah, led to the 91st Amendment.

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Q2.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2024, GKMedium

Consider the following statements :

1. In India, the Special Marriage Act protects an individual if one enters into an interreligious marriage.

2. Right to marry a person of one's choice is an integral aspect of one's Fundamental Rights under Article 21 of the Constitution of India.

3. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights also resonates marital rights of every adult consenting individuals.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

All three statements are correct. The Special Marriage Act, 1954 lets any two Indians marry by civil registration whatever their religion, without either partner having to convert, so it is the law that covers inter-religious marriages.

Q4.Indian PolityHard

In which case did the Supreme Court recognise a living will, or advance medical directive, as part of the right to die with dignity?

  1. A.Aruna Shanbaug versus Union of India, 2011
  2. B.Common Cause versus Union of India, 2018
  3. C.Gian Kaur versus State of Punjab, 1996
  4. D.P. Rathinam versus Union of India, 1994
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Correct answer: B. Common Cause versus Union of India, 2018

A Constitution Bench held that the right to die with dignity is part of the right to life under Article 21, and that an adult of sound mind may draw up an advance directive, popularly called a living will, refusing life support if he later becomes terminally ill or goes…

Q5.Indian PolityMedium

Hussainara Khatoon versus State of Bihar, 1979, is associated with which right under Article 21?

  1. A.Right to a speedy trial
  2. B.Right to privacy
  3. C.Right to shelter
  4. D.Right to a clean environment
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Correct answer: A. Right to a speedy trial

The petition, India's first reported public interest litigation, brought to light thousands of undertrial prisoners in Bihar jails who had been locked up longer than the maximum sentence for their alleged offence.