196: Consider the following statements regarding the National Human Rights Commission of India:
I. Its Chairman must be a retired Chief Justice of India.
II. It has formations in each state as State Human Rights Commission.
III. Its powers are only recommendatory in nature.
IV. It is mandatory to appoint a woman as a member of the Commission.
Which of the above statements are correct ?
(a) I, II, III and IV
(b) II and IV
(c) II and III
(d) I and III
Explanation:
Only 1 and 3 statements are correct.
There are no formations in each state as State Human Rights Commission. Till now only 15 states have State Human Rights Commission and it is not mandatory to appoint woman as a member of the Commission. But the Chairman of the National Commission for Women can act as ex-officio member of the NHRC.
197: The first Leader of the opposition to get recognition in the Indian Parliament was:
(a) Y. B. Chavan
(b) Ram Subhag Singh
(c) A. K. Gopalan
(d) C. M. Stephen
198: Who among the following have been the Union Finance Ministers of India ?
1. V. P. Singh
2. R. Venkattaraman
3. Y. B. Chavan
4. Pranab Mukherjee
Select the correct answer using the codes given below :
(a) 1, 2 and 3 only
(b) 2 and 4 only
(c) 1, 3 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Explanation:
All of them have worked as Union Ministers for Finance. V. P. Singh : Appointed as Finance Minister in 1984 to 1987 R. Venkataraman : IN 1980, he was appointed Union Minister of Finance in the Indira Gandhi's Govt.
Y. B. Chavan : 1971-75
Pranab Mukherjee : 1982-84
199: Who among the following are appointed by the President of India ?
I. The Chairman, Finance Commission .
II. The Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission
III. The Chief Minister of a Union Territory.
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below.
Codes:
(a) I only
(b) I and II only
(c) I and III only
(d) II and III only
Explanation:
The Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission is appointed by Central cabinet for a fixed tenure, and he enjoys the rank of a cabinet minister.
200: Which one of the following Union Ministries is implementing the Biodiesel Mission (as Nodal Ministry) ?
(a) Ministry of Agriculture
(b) Ministry of Science and Technology
(c) Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
(d) Ministry of Rural Development
Explanation:
. The Ministry of Rural Development, which is set to coordinate the national mission on biofuel when it is approved, estimates that there are already between 500,000 and 600,000 hectares of jatropha growing across, India.
But, in 2007, The government is contemplating shifting biodiesel mission from rural development ministry to agriculture ministry. The shift is being contemplated to give a boost to the project which can reduce India's dependence on imported oil to as much as 20% in case of diesel Although the project was launched as a national mission on bio-fuels as per the recommendations of a committee on development of bio-fuels with rural development ministry as the nodal ministry, not much progress has been made. During 2004-05 a small amount of Rs 9 crore was earmarked for the project. The rural development ministry, however, managed I to spend only Rs 20 lakh as per the revised estimates for the fiscal