UPSC Essentials : Daily subject-wise quiz | Polity and Governance MCQs on Ethics Committee, North Eastern Council and more (Week 64)

1. Powers of the Municipalities are given in Part IX A of the Constitution.

2. Emergency provisions are given in Part XVIII of the Constitution.

3. Provisions related to the amendment of the constitution are given in Part XX of the Constitution.

Select the answer using the code given below:

(a) 1 and 2 only

(b) 2 and 3 only

(c) 1 and 3 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3

QUESTION 2

Consider the following pairs:

How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

(a) Only one

(b) Only two

(c) All three

(d) None

QUESTION 3

Consider the following:

1. The Bill is rejected by the other House.

2. The Houses have disagreed as to the amendments to be made in the Bill.

3. More than three months elapsed from the date of the reception of the Bill by the other House without the Bill being passed by it.

For how many of the above conditions, can there be a joint sitting of both Houses?

(a) Only one

(b) Only two

(c) All three

(d) None

QUESTION 4

Which of the following statements about the Ethics Committee in the Lok Sabha are correct? (UPSC 2024)

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:

(a) 1 and 2 only

(b) 2 and 3 only

(c) 1 and 3 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3

QUESTION 5

With reference to the North Eastern Council (NEC), consider the following statements:

1. It was constituted in 1971 by an Act of Parliament.

2. Arunachal Pradesh was the latest member to be a part of NEC in 2001.

3. It has no role in development planning and region-level policy making.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 and 2 only

(b) 2 and 3 only

(c) 1 only

(d) 1 and 3 only

ANSWERS TO THE MCQs

1. (d)

FYI:

— Powers of the Municipalities are given in Part IX A of the Constitution. Articles 243-P to 243-ZG deal with the different provisions of the Municipalities. Hence, statement 1 is correct.

— Emergency provisions are given in Part XVIII of the Constitution. Articles 352 to 360 deal with the proclamation of the different types of emergencies. Hence, statement 2 is correct.

— Provisions related to the amendment of the constitution are given in Part XX of the Constitution. Article 368 of the Constitution of India provides for power of Parliament to amend the Constitution and procedure. Hence, statement 3 is correct.

Therefore, option (d) is the correct answer.

(Source: Constitution of India)

2. (d)

FYI:

Therefore, option (d) is the correct answer.

(Source: Constitution of India)

3. (b)

FYI:

— Article 108 of the Constitution of India provides for joint sitting of both Houses in certain cases.

— If a bill has been passed by one House and transmitted to the other House—

(a) The other House rejects the Bill; or Hence, statement 1 is correct.

(b) the Houses have finally differed on the amendments to be made in the Bill; Hence, statement 2 is correct.

(c) more than six months elapsed from the date of the receipt of the Bill by the other House without the Bill being passed by it, the President may, unless the Bill has elapsed due to a dissolution of the House of the People, notify the Houses by message if they are sitting or by public notification if they are not sitting, of his intention to summon them to meet in a joint sitting for the purpose of deliberating and voting on the Bill. Hence, statement 3 is not correct.

Therefore, option (b) is the correct answer.

(Other Source: Constitution of India)

4. (c)

FYI:

— A Presiding Officers’ Conference held in Delhi in 1996 first mooted the idea of ethics panels for the two Houses. Vice President (and Rajya Sabha Chairman) K R Narayanan constituted the Ethics Committee of the Upper House on March 4, 1997, and it was inaugurated that May to oversee the moral and ethical conduct of members and examine cases of misconduct referred to it.

— The Rules applicable to the Committee of Privileges also apply to the ethics panel.

— During the 13th Lok Sabha, the Committee of Privileges ultimately proposed the creation of an Ethics Committee. An ad hoc Ethics Committee was established in 2000 by the late Speaker, G M C Balayogi, and it wasn’t until 2015 that it became a permanent part of the House. Hence, statement 1 is correct.

— The members of the Ethics Committee are appointed by the Speaker for a period of one year.

Procedure for complaints

— Any person can complain against a Member through another Lok Sabha MP, along with evidence of the alleged misconduct, and an affidavit stating that the complaint is not “false, frivolous, or vexatious”. If the Member himself complains, the affidavit is not needed.

— The Speaker can refer to the Committee any complaint against an MP. Hence, statement 2 is not correct.

— The Committee does not entertain complaints based only on media reports or on matters that are sub judice. The Committee makes a prima facie inquiry before deciding to examine a complaint. It makes its recommendations after evaluating the complaint. Hence, statement 3 is correct.

— The Committee presents its report to the Speaker, who asks the House if the report should be taken up for consideration. There is also a provision for a half-hour discussion on the report.

Therefore, option (c) is the correct answer.

5. (c)

FYI:

— On December 30, 1971, two laws — the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act and the North-Eastern Council Act — were enacted by Parliament.

— Northeast India officially comprises eight states — Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, and Tripura — which are a part of the North-Eastern Council.

— The North Eastern Council was constituted in 1971 by an Act of Parliament. It is a statutory advisory body that plays a role in development planning, and region-level policy making. Hence, statement 1 is correct and statement 3 is not correct.

— In 2001 Sikkim was made a member of the North Eastern Council, and thus officially a part of the Northeast. Hence, statement 2 is not correct.

Therefore, option (c) is the correct answer.

(Other Source: necouncil.gov.in)

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