Question Discussion & Solution

The correct answer is 11 + one Chief Minister.

• The minimum number of Council of Ministers in Rajasthan can be 11 + one Chief Minister.

• The minimum strength of the council of ministers is 12 and the maximum is 15 per cent of the Legislative Assembly.
  • Sh. Ashok Gehlot-CM
  • Sh. Bulaki Das Kalla - Energy Dept., Public Health & Engineering
  • Sh. Shanti Kumar Dhariwal- Local Self Government, Urban Development & Housing Dept.,
  • Sh. Parsadi Lal-Industry Dept., State Enterprise Dept.
  • Sh. Lalchand Katariya-Agriculture Dept., Animal Husbandry Dept., Fisheries Dept.
  • Sh. Raghu Sharma-Medical & Health Dept., Ayurved & Indian Medical
  • Sh. Pramod Bhaya-Mines Dept., Gopalan Dept
  • Sh. Harish Choudhary-Revenue Dept., Colonization Dept., Command Area Development 
  • Sh. Anjana Udaylal-Co-operative Dept.,
  • Sh. Pratap Singh-Khachariyawas Transport Dept., Soldier Welfare Dept.
  • Sh. Shale Mohammad-Minority Affairs Dept., Waqf Dept.

• Source: https://rajassembly.nic.in/Cabinet.aspx 

The correct answer is One Chairman and two members​.

• Rajasthan State Human Rights Commission is comprised of One Chairman and two members.

Key Points

• Human Rights (Amendment) Act, 2006 consists of three members including a chairperson. The chairperson should be a retired Chief Justice of a High Court.
• The other members should be:
  • A serving or retired judge of a High Court or a District Judge in the state with a minimum of seven years experience as a District judge.
  • A person having practical experience or knowledge related to human rights.
• The State Government of Rajasthan issued a Notification on January 18, 1999, for the constitution of the State Commission in accordance with the provisions of The Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993.

• The Human Rights Commission became functional in March 2000 with the appointment of Justice Kanta Kumari Bhatnagar, as the first Chairperson with Shri R. K. Akodia, Shri B. L. Joshi, and Prof. Alamshah Khan as the members of the commission.

The correct answer is 5 Years.

Key Points

• 5 years is the tenure of Lok Sabha members.
  • Lok Sabha is composed of representatives of the people chosen by direct election on the basis of adult suffrage.
  • The term of a member of parliament of Lok Sabha (dissolved) is five years from the date appointed for its first meeting.
  • During a state of emergency, the term however can be extended by the Parliament of India by law for a period not exceeding one year at a time.

Additional Information

• On 26 January 1950, the Indian constitution came into force and the first general elections (under the new constitution) were held in 1951-1952.
• The 1st Lok Sabha was constituted on 17 April 1952 and had 489 constituencies, thereby the first set of elected members of parliament of Lok Sabha in India.
• The maximum permitted strength of members of parliament in the Lok Sabha is 550.
• The first instance of a member of parliament equivalent in India dates back to 9 December 1946, the day the Constituent Assembly of India was formed with the purpose of drafting a constitution for India.

Important Points

• As per Article 93 of the Indian Constitution, the Lok Sabha has a Speaker and a Deputy Speaker.

The correct answer is 122.

• The Ministry of Environment will implement National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) across 122 cities in the country to reduce air pollution.
• NCAP targets to achieve 20 to 30 % reduction in PM10 and PM2.5 concentrations by 2024 across the country.
• The number of good quality air days has increased to 218 in 2020 against 106 in 2016, and the number of poor quality air days decreased to 56 in 2020.

The correct answer is The Canadian System.

Key Points

• By vesting the residuary powers in the Union, the Indian Constitution has followed the Canadian System.
• The provisions of a Federation with a strong center, Residuary powers of the Centre, the appointment of State governors by the Centre, and the advisory jurisdiction of the Supreme Court, are all borrowed from the Canadian constitution.

Additional Information

Important borrowed features of the constitution: