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1 UPSC Prelims MCQs tagged "Schedules". Free practice with answer keys, explanations, and timed mock tests on Anantam IAS.

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  1. Consider the following statements about the Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes of the Parliament of India:

    Consider the following statements about the Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes of the Parliament of India:

    1. Although members of this Committee are elected from both Houses of Parliament, the Chairperson of this Committee is appointed by the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha.


    2. Twenty members are elected by the Rajya Sabha and ten members by the Lok Sabha.


    3. No Minister, except for the Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment, is eligible to be a member of this Committee.


    4. Members are elected for a fixed term of two years from the date they enter their office.


    5. Which one of the following conclusions based on the above statements is correct?

    1. AThere are four correct statements.
    2. BThere is only one correct statement, that is statement 2.
    3. CThere are two correct statements, that include statement 1.
    4. DThere is no correct statement.
    Answer and explanation

    Correct answer: D

    All four statements are wrong. The Committee on the Welfare of SCs and STs has 30 members — 20 elected by Lok Sabha and 10 by Rajya Sabha (statement 2 reverses this). The Chairperson is appointed by the Speaker of the Lok Sabha from among Lok Sabha members of the Committee, not by the Chairman of Rajya Sabha (statement 1 wrong). A Minister cannot be a member of this Committee at all — there is no exception for the Minister of Social Justice (statement 3 wrong). The term of office is one year, not two (statement 4 wrong). Hence there is no correct statement.

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