Question Discussion & Solution

The correct answer is President.

Key Points

• Inter-State Council is a constitutional body set up on the basis of provisions in Article 263 of the Constitution of India by a Presidential Order dated 28th May 1990 on the recommendation of the Sarkaria Commission.

Additional Information 

• Article 263 of the Indian Constitution envisages the establishment of an institutional mechanism to facilitate coordination of policies and their implementation between the Union and the State Governments.
• Prime Minister is the Chairman of the Inter-state Council.
• Chief Ministers of all the States and Union Territories having Legislative Assemblies, Administrators of Union Territories not having Legislative Assemblies, Governors of States under President’s rule and six Ministers of Cabinet rank in the Union Council of Ministers (nominated by the Chairman of the Council) are members of the Council.
• Five Ministers of Cabinet rank nominated by the Chairman of the Council are permanent invitees to the Council.

The correct answer is 2 and 3 only.

Key Points

• The Council of Ministers in the Centre shall be collectively responsible to Lok Sabha, not parliament.
  • ​Hence statement 1 is not correct.
• The Union Ministers shall hold the office during the pleasure of the President of India.
  • Hence statement 2 is correct.
• The Prime Minister shall communicate to the President about the proposals for legislation.
  • Hence statement 3 is correct.

​​​Additional Information

• Special Powers of Rajya Sabha
  • The Upper House also has some special powers, such as:
    • Power to transfer a subject from the State List to Union List for a specified period (Article 249).
    • To create additional All-India Services (Article 312).
    • To endorse Emergency under Article 352 for a limited period when the Lok Sabha remains dissolved.

The correct answer is Cryptocurrency.

In News

• RBI wants a full ban on crypto, legal experts say it is too late.

Key Points

• S. C. Garg Committee:
  • It is related to Cryptocurrency. Hence option 1 is correct.
  • Recommendations:
    • Ban anybody who mines, hold, transact or deal with cryptocurrencies in any form.
    • It recommends a jail term of one to 10 years for exchange or trading in digital currency.
    • It proposed a monetary penalty of up to three times the loss caused to the exchequer or gains made by the cryptocurrency user whichever is higher.
    • However, the panel said that the government should keep an open mind on the potential issuance of cryptocurrencies by the Reserve Bank of India.

The correct answer is option 2, i.e. Education.

86^th Constitutional Amendment Act inserted Education in Fundamental rights of the constitution.

• It made the elementary education a fundamental right and added a new article 21A.
• It declares that the state shall provide compulsory education to all children of the age 6 to 14 years.
• It changed the subject of Article 45 in directive principles that state shall provide early childhood care and education for all children until they reach the age of 6 years.
• It also added a new fundamental duty in Article 51A that it is the duty of every citizen to provide opportunities for education to their children between the age of 6 to 14 years.
• This was amended in the year 2002.
• Right to property was deleted from the fundamental right by the 44^th Constitutional Amendment Act in 1978. Now it is a legal right under Article 300A.
• Right to equality is a fundamental right under article 14 to 18 of the constitution.
• Right to freedom is given from article 19 to 22 in the constitution.

The correct answer is Prem Behari Narain Raizada.

Key Points

• The original Constitution of India was handwritten by Prem Behari Narain Raizada in a flowing italic style with beautiful calligraphy.
• Each page was beautified and decorated by artists from Shantiniketan.
• The original copies of the Indian Constitution, written in Hindi and English, are kept in special helium-filled cases in the Library of the Parliament of India.
• With 25 parts containing 448 articles and 12 schedules, the Indian Constitution is the longest written constitution of any sovereign country in the world.  
• The Constituent Assembly, which first met on December 9, 1946, took precisely 2 years, 11 months, and 18 days to come up with the final draft. 

Additional Information

• Flag Committee was headed by Rajendra Prasad
• Union powerhead - Jawaharlal Nehru
• Union constitution Committee - Jawaharlal Nehru
• State Power Committee - Jawaharlal Nehru
• Provincial Committee - Sardar Patel
• Steering Committee- Rajendra Prasad.