[Mission 2022] QUIZ – 2022: INSIGHTS STATIC QUIZ, 29 January 2022 – Polity – INSIGHTSIAS

Solution: c)

The legislature of a state may adopt any one or more of the languages in use in the state or Hindi as the official language of that state.

• It is not necessary that states adopt Hindi as their official language.
• For e.g. Goa has adopted Marathi in addition to Konkani. Certain north-eastern States like Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland have adopted English.
• Also, the choice of the state is not limited to the languages enumerated in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution (including Hindi).

Solution: c)

As per the constitution, a civil servant cannot be dismissed or removed by an authority subordinate to that by which he was appointed. Since, the Central government makes their appointment on the warrant of the President, they can’t be removed by anyone other than the President.

However, the all-India services are controlled jointly by the Central and state governments.

The ultimate control lies with the Central government while the immediate control is vested in the state governments.

Any disciplinary action (imposition of penalties or removal or reduction in rank) against these officers can only be taken by the Central government.

Solution: a)

Article 341 of the Constitution provides certain privileges and concessions to the members of Scheduled Castes.

Parliament alone is vested with the power to include or exclude any entry in the SC list under Article 341 of the Constitution.

Reservation is there only in the Lok Sabha.

Solution: b)

The Constitution ensures the independence of these bodies through various provisions like security of tenure, fixed service conditions, expenses being charged on the Consolidated Fund of India, and so on.

For instance, Chief election Commissioner can only be removed from office on proved misbehaviour or incapacity, which are the same grounds as that for a Supreme Court Judge.

CEC Service conditions cannot be varied after appointment, and the recommendation of CEC is needed to remove ECs/regional commissioners.

Solution: a)

The National Human Rights Commission is a statutory (and not a constitutional) body. It was established in 1993 under a legislation enacted by the Parliament, namely, the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993.

The chairman and members are appointed by the president on the recommendations of a six-member committee consisting of the prime minister as its head, the Speaker of the Lok Sabha, the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, leaders of the Opposition in both the Houses of Parliament and the Central home minister.