Daily Quiz: UPSC Prelims Marathon – May 8, 2019

The main sources of finance for Panchayat are as follows:

• Taxes on property, land, goods and cattle;
• Rent collected for facilities like Barat Ghar or any other property of panchayat;
• Various types of fines collected from the offenders;
• Grants-in- aid from the State government and Union government;
• A part of the land revenue collected by the State government given to the Panchayats; and
• Donations collected from the villagers for some common cause. Financial resources are essential for the performance of the functions by Panchayats, whether these are obligatory functions or developmental work.
• Gram Panchayats can work better, if they have adequate funds to spend. Over and above the Grants-inaid, State governments have empowered Panchayats to levy taxes and collect funds.

It the CBI that acts as the “National Central Bureau” of Interpol in India. The Interpol Wing of the CBI coordinates requests for investigation-related activities originating from Indian law enforcement agencies and the member countries of the Interpol.

Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease caused by bacteria that are spread from person to person through the air. TB usually affects the lungs, but it can also affect other parts of the body, such as the brain, the kidneys, or the spine.

TB bacteria are put into the air when a person with TB disease of the lungs or throat coughs, sneezes, speaks, or sings. These bacteria can float in the air for several hours, depending on the environment. Persons who breathe in the air containing these TB bacteria can become infected.

Statement 1 is correct.

97th Constitutional Amendment Act of 2011 gave a constitutional status and protection to cooperative societies. It made the right to form cooperatives a fundamental right.

Statement 2 is correct.

It added a new Part IX-B in the Constitution which is entitled “The Co- operative Societies” (Articles 243-ZH to 243-ZT).

Statement 1 is correct.

The Speaker of the Lok Sabha derives his powers and duties from three major sources. These are the Constitution of India (including the anti-defection law), the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business of Lok Sabha, and Parliamentary Conventions (residuary powers that are unwritten or unspecified in the Rules).

Statement 2 is incorrect.

The Speaker is also removed on getting disqualified for being Lok Sabha member under sections 7 & 8 of Representation of the People Act, 1951. This would arise out of speaker’s wrong certification of a bill as money bill inconsistent with the definition given in Articles 110 of the constitution. When courts uphold the unconstitutional act of the speaker for wrong certification of a bill as money bill, it amounts to disrespecting the constitution deserving conviction under Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971 which is applicable for disqualification of speaker’s Lok Sabha membership under section 8k of Representation of the People Act, 1951. However, the omissions in the procedure committed by the speaker in the Lok Sabha cannot be challenged in court of law per Article 122.

All the bodies stated above find no mention in the Constitution of India.

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Zonal Councils are statutory bodies as they were set up under States Reorganisation Act, 1956. National Green Tribunal is a statutory body established by a Government Notification using the powers of Section 3 of the NGT Act 2010. It replaced National Environmental Appellate Authority. Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is almost an independent investigating body that was set up in 1963 by a resolution of the Ministry of Home Affairs.

National Commission for Women was set up as a statutory body under the National Commission for Women Act, 1990.

The Bill basically empowers the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to give directions to banks to act against loan defaulters.

The Bill inserts a provision to the State Bank of India, its subsidiaries, and Regional Rural Banks.

The Bill seeks to amend the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 by inserting provisions for handling cases related to stressed assets.

According to the bill, The RBI may specify authorities or committees to advise banks on resolution of stressed assets. The members on such committees will be appointed or approved by the RBI.