Insights Static Quiz -293, 2019
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INSIGHTS STATIC QUIZ 2019
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- Question 1 of 5
1. Question
What kind of control does the Election Commission have over civil servants during an election?
- Election Commission monitors both the manner in which civil servants perform their election-related duties, and prevent activities which may be seen as partisan.
- Election Commission cannot transfer or suspend officials during election time as they come under the disciplinary purview of the government of India or the State governments.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
CorrectSolution: a)
- As the superintendence and control over all aspects of the election process is vested in the EC, it exercises direction and control over civil servants deployed for election-related work. This means that bureaucrats engaged in the administrative aspects of elections, including police officers with law and order duties, are also amenable to the EC’s jurisdiction.
- This power enables the EC to monitor both the manner in which civil servants perform their election-related duties, and prevent activities which may be seen as partisan.
- The EC often cites its vast powers under Article 324 to transfer or suspend officials during election time, even though they normally come under the disciplinary purview of the government of India or the State governments. There have been instances of the EC transferring not only Returning Officers, but also Commissioners of Police and Superintendents of Police.
IncorrectSolution: a)
- As the superintendence and control over all aspects of the election process is vested in the EC, it exercises direction and control over civil servants deployed for election-related work. This means that bureaucrats engaged in the administrative aspects of elections, including police officers with law and order duties, are also amenable to the EC’s jurisdiction.
- This power enables the EC to monitor both the manner in which civil servants perform their election-related duties, and prevent activities which may be seen as partisan.
- The EC often cites its vast powers under Article 324 to transfer or suspend officials during election time, even though they normally come under the disciplinary purview of the government of India or the State governments. There have been instances of the EC transferring not only Returning Officers, but also Commissioners of Police and Superintendents of Police.
- Question 2 of 5
2. Question
Consider the following statements about Election Commission.
- Since inception, the Election Commission is a multi-member body consisting of three election commissioners.
- Election commissioner or a regional commissioner cannot be removed from office except on the recommendation of the chief election commissioner.
- They determine the territorial areas of the electoral constituencies throughout the country.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
CorrectSolution: c)
Since its inception in 1950 and till 15 October 1989, the election commission functioned as a single member body consisting of the Chief Election Commissioner. On 16 October 1989, the president appointed two more election commissioners to cope with the increased work of the election
commission on account of lowering of the voting age from 21 to 18 years. Thereafter, the Election Commission functioned as a multimember body consisting of three election commissioners.
Any other election commissioner or a regional commissioner cannot be removed from office except on the recommendation of the chief election commissioner.
EC determine the territorial areas of the electoral constituencies throughout the country on the basis of the Delimitation Commission Act of Parliament.
IncorrectSolution: c)
Since its inception in 1950 and till 15 October 1989, the election commission functioned as a single member body consisting of the Chief Election Commissioner. On 16 October 1989, the president appointed two more election commissioners to cope with the increased work of the election
commission on account of lowering of the voting age from 21 to 18 years. Thereafter, the Election Commission functioned as a multimember body consisting of three election commissioners.
Any other election commissioner or a regional commissioner cannot be removed from office except on the recommendation of the chief election commissioner.
EC determine the territorial areas of the electoral constituencies throughout the country on the basis of the Delimitation Commission Act of Parliament.
- Question 3 of 5
3. Question
Consider the following statements about Election Commission
- The Constitution has prescribed the qualifications of the members of the Election Commission.
- The Constitution has specified the term of the members of the Election Commission as 6 years or until they attain the age of 65 years.
- The Constitution has debarred the retiring election commissioners from further appointment by the government.
Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?
CorrectSolution: d)
Though the constitution has sought to safeguard and ensure the independence and impartiality of the Election Commission, some flaws can be noted, viz.,
- The Constitution has not prescribed the qualifications (legal, educational, administrative or judicial) of the members of the Election Commission.
- The Constitution has not specified the term of the members of the Election Commission.
- The Constitution has not debarred the retiring election commissioners from any further appointment by the government.
IncorrectSolution: d)
Though the constitution has sought to safeguard and ensure the independence and impartiality of the Election Commission, some flaws can be noted, viz.,
- The Constitution has not prescribed the qualifications (legal, educational, administrative or judicial) of the members of the Election Commission.
- The Constitution has not specified the term of the members of the Election Commission.
- The Constitution has not debarred the retiring election commissioners from any further appointment by the government.
- Question 4 of 5
4. Question
Consider the following statements.
The Rajya Sabha does not have a procedure for moving of
- Adjournment motion
- Censure motion
- No-confidence motion
Select the correct answer using the codes below.
CorrectSolution: c)
- Statement 1 and Statement 2 are not possible because these are motions that censure the government, and Rajya Sabha does not enjoy this power.
- A no-confidence motion is a parliamentary motion which is moved in the Lok Sabha against the entire council of ministers, stating that they are no longer deemed fit to hold positions of responsibility due to their inadequacy in some respect or their failure to carry out their obligations. No prior reason needs to be stated for its adoption in the Lok Sabha.
IncorrectSolution: c)
- Statement 1 and Statement 2 are not possible because these are motions that censure the government, and Rajya Sabha does not enjoy this power.
- A no-confidence motion is a parliamentary motion which is moved in the Lok Sabha against the entire council of ministers, stating that they are no longer deemed fit to hold positions of responsibility due to their inadequacy in some respect or their failure to carry out their obligations. No prior reason needs to be stated for its adoption in the Lok Sabha.
- Question 5 of 5
5. Question
Consider the following statements about Staff Selection Commission (SSC)
- Staff Selection Commission (SSC) is a statutory body
- It is an “attached body” under the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT)
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
CorrectSolution: b)
A Parliamentary Standing Committee (PSC) has recommended that the Centre accord statutory status to the Staff Selection Commission (SSC), one of the largest recruitment agencies in the country.
The SSC was created to ease the burden of the UPSC by taking over the recruitment for posts below the Group ‘A’ level.
It has remained an “attached body” under the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), and has to depend entirely on the government for all its needs, with no autonomy.
IncorrectSolution: b)
A Parliamentary Standing Committee (PSC) has recommended that the Centre accord statutory status to the Staff Selection Commission (SSC), one of the largest recruitment agencies in the country.
The SSC was created to ease the burden of the UPSC by taking over the recruitment for posts below the Group ‘A’ level.
It has remained an “attached body” under the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), and has to depend entirely on the government for all its needs, with no autonomy.