Daily Quiz: UPSC Prelims Marathon- August 9

Explanation:

Both the statements are correct.

The government is proposing to create a new higher education watchdog, which has been tentatively named Higher Education Empowerment Regulation Agency (HEERA). The current regulators, University Grants Commission (UGC) and the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), will cease functioning to make way for HEERA.

Role and Function of HEERA:

It is expected to eliminate the overlaps in the jurisdiction and remove irrelevant regulatory provisions. It will bring the regulation of both technical and non-technical higher education institutions under one umbrella. Given how both UGC and AICTE have been roundly criticised for their poor handling of higher education so far, HEERA is likely to be structured in a manner that addresses their particular deficiencies.

Scheme 3 and 4 is administered by Ministry of Women and Child development.

Udisha:

• Training is the most crucial element in ICDS (Integrated child development scheme), since the achievement of programme goals depends upon the effectiveness of frontline workers in empowering communities for improved child care practices, as well as effective inter sectoral service delivery.
• Recognizing this, the Govt. of India reviewed the entire training component of ICDS.
• They focused on a wide range of issues, including emerging programme strategies, training needs assessment, the syllabus, training methodologies, training resources, procedures and systems.
• Responding to this need led to the birth of ‘UDISHA’. Udisha envisages a key transformation in approaches to training of child care functionaries and caregiver education.  . UNICEF is also a technical collaborator in the project.

Saksham

Saksham aims for holistic development of Adolescent Boys, on the pattern of SABLA. It would focus on  all-round development of Adolescent Boys to make them self-reliant, gender-sensiive and aware citizens, when they grow up. The scheme will primarily focus on all out-of-school Adolescent Boys (10 to 18 years).

 Padho Pradesh

Padho Pardesh” – Scheme of Interest Subsidy on Educational Loans for Overseas Studies for the Students Belonging to the Minority Communities

Hamari Darohar:

“Hamari Dharohar”- A scheme to Preserve Rich Heritage of Minority Communities of India under the Overall Concept of Indian Culture.

Statement 1 is incorrect:

State Finance Commission is the Constitutional body of experts on public finance and public administration appointed by each state government at regular intervals of five years under the article 243I of the Constitution and it is not a subsidiary of Finance commission of India.

Statement 2 is incorrect:

It review and revise the financial position of panchayat raj institutions and urban local governments. It recommends measures needed to improve the financial position of the state.

Explanation:

Under Article 61 of the Constitution, the President of India can be impeached for the violation of the Constitution, which is solely to be decided by the Parliament.

The impeachment procedure is quasi-judicial in nature because after a Resolution to this effect is passed by the originating House, by a 2/3rd majority of the strength of the House (resolution supported by not less than 25% of the members of the House and to be moved only after a prior notice of 14 days to the President), the other House sets up a Committee to investigate the charges against the President.

The President can defend himself by taking service of the Attorney-General of India or any other lawyer of his choice.

If the second House also passes the Resolution with the same 2/3rd majority of the strength of the House, the President stands impeached.

Explanation:

This is the correct sequence in order of Precedence

Deputy Chairman of NITI AAYOG

HOLDERS OF BHARAT RATNA

CHAIRMAN OF UPSC

ATTORNEY GENERAL OF INDIA

An amendment of the Constitution can be initiated only by the introduction of a Bill in either House of Parliament. The Bill must then be passed in each House by a majority of the total membership of that House and by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the members of that House present and voting.

Constitutional amendment bill cannot be initiated in State Legislature.

Statement 2 is incorrect:

Though the Constitution of India does not define the word ‘Minority’ and only refers to ‘Minorities’ and speaks of those ‘based on religion or language’, the rights of the minorities have been spelt out in the Constitution in detail.

• Article 30 speaks about two categories of minorities — religious and linguistic – while Article 350 relates to linguistic minorities
• It is a statutory body set up under Minorities act 1992.