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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
1 pointsWith reference to Parliamentary Committee, consider the following statements:
1. They works under the direction of the Parliamentary Secretariat
2. The report of the committee is of a recommendatory nature.Which of the statement given above is/are correct?
Correct
Explanation:
What is a Parliamentary Committee?
It means a Committee which is appointed or elected by the House or nominated by the Speaker and which works under the direction of the Speaker and presents its report to the House or to the Speaker and the Secretariat for which is provided by the Lok Sabha Secretariat.
By their nature, Parliamentary Committees are of two kinds: Standing Committees and Ad hoc Committees.Standing Committees are permanent and regular committees which are constituted from time to time in pursuance of the provisions of an Act of Parliament or Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha. The work of these Committees is of continuous nature. The Financial Committees, DRSCs and some other Committees come under the category of Standing Committees.
Ad hoc Committees are appointed for a specific purpose and they cease to exist when they finish the task assigned to them and submit a report. The principal Ad hoc Committees are the Select and Joint Committees on Bills. Railway Convention Committee, Joint Committee on Food Management in Parliament House Complex etc also come under the category of ad hoc Committees.
Why need Parliamentary Committee?
Parliament scrutinizes legislative proposals (Bills) in two ways. The first is by discussing it on the floor of the two Houses.
This is a legislative requirement; all Bills have to be taken up for debate.
The time spent debating the bills can vary. They can be passed in a matter of minutes, or debate and voting on them can run late into the night.
Since Parliament meets for 70 to 80 days in a year, there is not enough time to discuss every Bill in detail on the floor of the House.
Its role in the passage of a Bill
The debate in the house is mostly political and does not go into the technical details of a legislative proposal.
The second mechanism is by referring a Bill to a parliamentary committee. It takes care of the legislative infirmity of debate on the floor of the House.
However, referring to Bills to parliamentary committees is not mandatory.
And what is a Select Committee?
India’s Parliament has multiple types of committees.
They can be differentiated on the basis of their work, their membership and the length of their tenure. First are committees that examine bills, budgets and policies of ministries.
These are called departmentally related Standing Committees. There are 24 such committees and between them, they focus on the working of different ministries.
Each committee has 31 MPs, 21 from Lok Sabha and 10 from Rajya Sabha.
The main purpose is to ensure the accountability of Government to Parliament through a more detailed consideration of measures in these committees.
The purpose is not to weaken or criticize the administration but to strengthen by investing in with more meaningful parliamentary support.
When does a committee examine a Bill?
Bills are not automatically sent to committees for examination. There are three broad paths by which a Bill can reach a committee.
The first is when the minister piloting the Bill recommends to the House that his Bill be examined by a Select Committee of the House or a joint committee of both Houses.
Last year Electronics and IT Minister moved a motion in Lok Sabha referring the Personal Data Protection Bill to a Joint Committee.
If the minister makes no such motion, it is up to the presiding officer of the House to decide whether to send a Bill to a departmentally related Standing Committee.
What happens when a bill goes to a Committee?
Sending a Bill to any committee results in two things.
First, the committee undertakes a detailed examination of the Bill. It invites comments and suggestions from experts, stakeholders and citizens.
The government also appears before the committee to present its viewpoint.
All this results in a report that makes suggestions for strengthening the Bill. While the committee is deliberating on a Bill, there is a pause in its legislative journey.
It can only progress in Parliament after the committee has submitted its report. Usually, parliamentary committees are supposed to submit their reports in three months, but sometimes it can take longer.
What happens after the report?
The report of the committee is of a recommendatory nature. The government can choose to accept or reject its recommendations.
Very often the government incorporates suggestions made by committees. Select Committees and JPCs have an added advantage.
In their report, they can also include their version of the Bill. If they do so, the minister in charge of that particular Bill can move for the committee’s version of the Bill to be discussed and passed in the HouseIncorrect
Explanation:
What is a Parliamentary Committee?
It means a Committee which is appointed or elected by the House or nominated by the Speaker and which works under the direction of the Speaker and presents its report to the House or to the Speaker and the Secretariat for which is provided by the Lok Sabha Secretariat.
By their nature, Parliamentary Committees are of two kinds: Standing Committees and Ad hoc Committees.Standing Committees are permanent and regular committees which are constituted from time to time in pursuance of the provisions of an Act of Parliament or Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha. The work of these Committees is of continuous nature. The Financial Committees, DRSCs and some other Committees come under the category of Standing Committees.
Ad hoc Committees are appointed for a specific purpose and they cease to exist when they finish the task assigned to them and submit a report. The principal Ad hoc Committees are the Select and Joint Committees on Bills. Railway Convention Committee, Joint Committee on Food Management in Parliament House Complex etc also come under the category of ad hoc Committees.
Why need Parliamentary Committee?
Parliament scrutinizes legislative proposals (Bills) in two ways. The first is by discussing it on the floor of the two Houses.
This is a legislative requirement; all Bills have to be taken up for debate.
The time spent debating the bills can vary. They can be passed in a matter of minutes, or debate and voting on them can run late into the night.
Since Parliament meets for 70 to 80 days in a year, there is not enough time to discuss every Bill in detail on the floor of the House.
Its role in the passage of a Bill
The debate in the house is mostly political and does not go into the technical details of a legislative proposal.
The second mechanism is by referring a Bill to a parliamentary committee. It takes care of the legislative infirmity of debate on the floor of the House.
However, referring to Bills to parliamentary committees is not mandatory.
And what is a Select Committee?
India’s Parliament has multiple types of committees.
They can be differentiated on the basis of their work, their membership and the length of their tenure. First are committees that examine bills, budgets and policies of ministries.
These are called departmentally related Standing Committees. There are 24 such committees and between them, they focus on the working of different ministries.
Each committee has 31 MPs, 21 from Lok Sabha and 10 from Rajya Sabha.
The main purpose is to ensure the accountability of Government to Parliament through a more detailed consideration of measures in these committees.
The purpose is not to weaken or criticize the administration but to strengthen by investing in with more meaningful parliamentary support.
When does a committee examine a Bill?
Bills are not automatically sent to committees for examination. There are three broad paths by which a Bill can reach a committee.
The first is when the minister piloting the Bill recommends to the House that his Bill be examined by a Select Committee of the House or a joint committee of both Houses.
Last year Electronics and IT Minister moved a motion in Lok Sabha referring the Personal Data Protection Bill to a Joint Committee.
If the minister makes no such motion, it is up to the presiding officer of the House to decide whether to send a Bill to a departmentally related Standing Committee.
What happens when a bill goes to a Committee?
Sending a Bill to any committee results in two things.
First, the committee undertakes a detailed examination of the Bill. It invites comments and suggestions from experts, stakeholders and citizens.
The government also appears before the committee to present its viewpoint.
All this results in a report that makes suggestions for strengthening the Bill. While the committee is deliberating on a Bill, there is a pause in its legislative journey.
It can only progress in Parliament after the committee has submitted its report. Usually, parliamentary committees are supposed to submit their reports in three months, but sometimes it can take longer.
What happens after the report?
The report of the committee is of a recommendatory nature. The government can choose to accept or reject its recommendations.
Very often the government incorporates suggestions made by committees. Select Committees and JPCs have an added advantage.
In their report, they can also include their version of the Bill. If they do so, the minister in charge of that particular Bill can move for the committee’s version of the Bill to be discussed and passed in the House -
Question 2 of 5
2. Question
1 pointsWhich of the following statement are correct about Brucellosis Disease?
1. Brucellosis is a zoonotic infection caused by a group of bacteria from the genus Brucella
2. The disease causes flu-like symptoms.Select the correct answer using the code below:
Correct
Explanation:
What is Brucellosis?
Brucellosis is a bacterial disease that mainly infects cattle, swine, goats, sheep and dogs.
Humans can get infected if they come in direct contact with infected animals or by eating or drinking contaminated animal products or by inhaling airborne agents.
According to the WHO, most cases of the disease are caused by ingesting unpasteurized milk or cheese from infected goats or sheep.
Symptoms of the disease include fever, sweats, malaise, anorexia, and headache and muscle pain.
While some signs and symptoms can last for long periods of time, others may never go away. Human to human transmission of the virus is rare.
These include recurrent fevers, arthritis, swelling of the testicles and scrotum area, swelling of the heart, neurologic symptoms, chronic fatigue, depression and swelling of the liver or spleen.Incorrect
Explanation:
What is Brucellosis?
Brucellosis is a bacterial disease that mainly infects cattle, swine, goats, sheep and dogs.
Humans can get infected if they come in direct contact with infected animals or by eating or drinking contaminated animal products or by inhaling airborne agents.
According to the WHO, most cases of the disease are caused by ingesting unpasteurized milk or cheese from infected goats or sheep.
Symptoms of the disease include fever, sweats, malaise, anorexia, and headache and muscle pain.
While some signs and symptoms can last for long periods of time, others may never go away. Human to human transmission of the virus is rare.
These include recurrent fevers, arthritis, swelling of the testicles and scrotum area, swelling of the heart, neurologic symptoms, chronic fatigue, depression and swelling of the liver or spleen. -
Question 3 of 5
3. Question
1 pointsThe SPICe+ Portal sometimes seen in news is related to which of the following Ministry?
Correct
Explanation:
SPICe+ Portal
It offers 10 services by three Central Government Ministries and Departments (Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Ministry of Labour & Department of Revenue in the Ministry of Finance), one State Government (Maharashtra) and various Banks.
Thus it saves the procedure, time and cost for Starting a Business in India.
These 10 services are:-
Name reservation
Incorporation
DIN allotment
Mandatory issue of PAN
Mandatory issue of TAN
Mandatory issue of EPFO registration
Mandatory issue of ESIC registration
Mandatory issue of Profession Tax registration (Maharashtra)
Mandatory Opening of Bank Account for the Company and
Allotment of GSTIN (if so applied for).Incorrect
Explanation:
SPICe+ Portal
It offers 10 services by three Central Government Ministries and Departments (Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Ministry of Labour & Department of Revenue in the Ministry of Finance), one State Government (Maharashtra) and various Banks.
Thus it saves the procedure, time and cost for Starting a Business in India.
These 10 services are:-
Name reservation
Incorporation
DIN allotment
Mandatory issue of PAN
Mandatory issue of TAN
Mandatory issue of EPFO registration
Mandatory issue of ESIC registration
Mandatory issue of Profession Tax registration (Maharashtra)
Mandatory Opening of Bank Account for the Company and
Allotment of GSTIN (if so applied for). -
Question 4 of 5
4. Question
1 pointsWith reference to E-Gram Swaraj Portal, consider the following statements:
1. A unified tool e-Gram SWARAJ portal has been developed by the Ministry of Rural Development.
2. Platform provides a single-window registration system for farmers to undertake any business activity.Which of the statement given above is/are correct?
Correct
Explanation:
A unified tool e-Gram SWARAJ portal has been developed by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj for effective monitoring and evaluation of works taken up in the Gram Panchayats.
e-Gram SWARAJ
It unifies the planning, accounting and monitoring functions of Gram Panchayats.
Its combination with the Area Profiler application, Local Government Directory (LGD) and the Public Financial Management System (PFMS) renders easier reporting and tracking of Gram Panchayat’s activities.
It provides a single-window for capturing Panchayat information with the complete Profile of the Panchayat, details of Panchayat finances, asset details, activities taken up through Gram Panchayat Development Plan (GPDP) etc.Incorrect
Explanation:
A unified tool e-Gram SWARAJ portal has been developed by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj for effective monitoring and evaluation of works taken up in the Gram Panchayats.
e-Gram SWARAJ
It unifies the planning, accounting and monitoring functions of Gram Panchayats.
Its combination with the Area Profiler application, Local Government Directory (LGD) and the Public Financial Management System (PFMS) renders easier reporting and tracking of Gram Panchayat’s activities.
It provides a single-window for capturing Panchayat information with the complete Profile of the Panchayat, details of Panchayat finances, asset details, activities taken up through Gram Panchayat Development Plan (GPDP) etc. -
Question 5 of 5
5. Question
1 pointsWith reference to river Teesta, consider the following statements:
- The source of river Teesta is the same as that of Brahmaputra but it flows through Sikkim.
- River Rangeet originates in Sikkim and it is a tributary of river Teesta.
- River Teesta flows into Bay of Bengal on the border of India and Bangladesh.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Correct
Explanation: The Teesta River originates from the Pahunri glacier and flows southward through the Sikkim Himalaya. The river does not flow into the Bay of Bengal directly. It merges with the Brahmaputra which finally flows into the Bay of Bengal. River Rangeet is the main tributary of the River Teesta and is the largest river in Sikkim.
Incorrect
Explanation: The Teesta River originates from the Pahunri glacier and flows southward through the Sikkim Himalaya. The river does not flow into the Bay of Bengal directly. It merges with the Brahmaputra which finally flows into the Bay of Bengal. River Rangeet is the main tributary of the River Teesta and is the largest river in Sikkim.
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