Daily Quiz: UPSC Prelims Marathon – January 3, 2018

Question Hour :

The first hour of every sitting of the house is allocated to the question hour. In this period the ministers will give answers for the questions asked by members. The questions of three kinds,

Starred (oral answer and supplementary questions can be attained)

Unstarred ( written answer and supplementary questions cannot follow )

Short Notice Question ( asked by giving a notice of less than 10 days, answered orally )

Zero Hour :

Zero hour is an informal device available to the members of the house to raise matters without any prior notice.

This hour starts immediately after the question hour and is not mentioned in the Rules of Procedure, unlike the Question hour.

It is an Indian Innovation inthe field of Parliamentary procedure and been in existence since 1962.

The term preamble refers to the introduction or preface to the constitution.

It has been amended once by the 42nd Constitutional amendment act, 1976 to add three new words – Socialist, Secular, Integrity.

The American Constitution was the first to introduce Preamble.

NITI (National Institute for Transforming India) Aayog is established to replace the 65 year old Planning Commission.

It is the Premier policy ‘Think Tank’ of the central government as it provides directional and policy inputs.

It is created by an executive resolution of the Union Cabinet thus it is neither a Constitutional body nor a Statutory body, it is a extra- Constitutional body.

It promotes co-operative federalism thus the policy thinking is shaped by a bottom-up approach rather than top-down approach.

Article 21 – No person shall be deprived of his life or personal liberty except according to procedure established by law.

Article 25 – (1) Subject to public order, morality and health and to the other provisions of this Part, all persons are equally entitled to freedom of conscience and the right freely to profess, practise and propagate religion.

(2) Nothing in this article shall affect the operation of any existing law or prevent the State from making any law-

(a) regulating or restricting any economic, financial, political or other secular activity which may be associated with religious practice;

(b) providing for social welfare and reform or the throwing open of Hindu religious institutions of a public character to all classes and sections of Hindus.

Article 32 – (1) The right to move the Supreme Court by appropriate proceedings for

the enforcement of the rights conferred by this Part is guaranteed.

(2) The Supreme Court shall have power to issue directions or orders or writs, including writs in the nature of habeas corpus, mandamus, prohibition, quo warranto and certiorari, whichever may be appropriate, for the enforcement of any of the rights conferred by this Part.

(3) Without prejudice to the powers conferred on the Supreme Court by clauses (1) and (2), Parliament may by law empower any other court to exercise within the local limits of its jurisdiction all or any of the powers exercisable by the Supreme Court under clause (2).

(4) The right guaranteed by this article shall not be suspended except as otherwise provided for by this Constitution.

Article 23 – (1) Traffic in human beings and begar and other similar forms of forced labour are prohibited and any contravention of this provision shall be an offence punishable in accordance with law.

(2) Nothing in this article shall prevent the State from imposing compulsory service for public purposes, and in imposing such service the State shall not make any discrimination on grounds only of religion, race, caste or class or any of them.

The objective of the ‘Saubhagya’ is to provide energy access to all by last mile connectivity and electricity connections to all remaining un-electrified households in rural as well as urban areas to achieve universal household electrification in the country.

The electricity connection to households include release of electricity connections by drawing a service cable from the nearest electricity pole to the household premise, installation of energy meter, wiring for a single light point with LED bulb and a mobile charging point. In case the electricity pole is not available nearby from household for drawing service cable, the erection of additional pole along with conductor and associated accessories shall also be covered under the scheme.

Poor households would be provided electricity connections free of cost. Other households would also be provided electricity connections under the scheme on payment of Rs.500 only which shall be recovered by the DISCOMs/Power Departments in ten (10) instalments along with electricity bills.

In line with the broader strategy and emphasis on preventive vigilance, the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) believes that the next level of systemic change can be through the tool of Integrity Index. The CVC has therefore decided to go in for development of the Integrity Index-based on bench-marking of internal processes and controls within an organisation as well as management of relationships and expectations of outside stakeholders.

The Integrity Index will bring out annual scores/rankings of Public Sector Undertakings/Public Sector Banks and Financial Institutions/Departments/Ministries of Government of India by linking the essential drivers of vigilance with long term efficiency, profitability and sustainability of public organizations and create an internal and external ecosystem that promotes working with Integrity in public organizations.

CVC has adopted a research-based approach for creating an integrity index that various organizations can use to me

Explanation:

Attorney General of India , National Human Right commission and Union public Service commission are not removed in the same manner as that of the Supreme court Judge

Removal of Attorney general of India:

He is appointed by the President of India under Article 76(1) of the Constitution and holds office during the pleasure of the President.

Removal of National Human Right commission:

The Chairperson or any other member of this commission can be removed by the President even before the expiry of their full term. They can be removed only on the charge of proved misbehavior or incapacity or both, if it is proved by an inquiry conducted by a judge of the Supreme Court.

Removal of UPSC Chairman:

A member or Chairman of UPSC can be removed by the President of India on any of the following grounds. If the member or Chairman:

1. is adjudged an insolvent (unable to pay one’s debt)
2. engages in paid employment during his tenure outside the duties of his office
3. is infirm of body or mind
4. participates in any office of profit, becomes concerned in any agreement or contract made by or on behalf of the government or benefits from emoluments or profit arising from an incorporated company

5. A member or Chairman of UPSC can be removed on ground of misbehavior (discussed above), which is proved in an inquiry conducted by the Supreme Court after a reference is made by the President to the Supreme Court to conduct such an inquiry