Question Discussion & Solution

The correct answer is 2004-2007.

Key Points

• Pratibha Devi Singh Patil: 
  • She was the 12th President of India from 2007 to 2012
  • She was the first female President in India.
  • She was also a Governor of Rajasthan from 2004 to 2007.
  • She was also the first female Governor of Rajasthan.

Additional Information

• Prabha Rau:
  • She was the 2nd female Governor(Acting) of Rajasthan from 2009 to 2010.
  • She also served as a Governor of Himachal Pradesh.
• ​​Margret Alva:
  • She was 3rd female Governor of Rajasthan from 2012 to 2014
  • She was also a Governor of Goa, Gujarat, and Uttrakhand.
  • She also held the office of Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Ministry Youth and Sports and Women and Child Development, and Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs.

The Correct answer is option 3 i.e. 1 and 3 only

The correct answer is State Government.

​Key Points

• State Information Commissions Report:
  • The Commission submits an annual report to the State Government on the implementation of the provisions of this Act.
  • The State Government places this report before the State Legislature.
  • When a public authority does not conform to the provisions of this Act, the Commission may recommend (to the authority) steps that ought to be taken for promoting such conformity.

 Important Points ​

• State Information Commission:
  • The Right to Information Act of 2005 provides for the creation of not only the Central Information Commission but also a State Information Commission at the state level.
  • Accordingly, all the states have constituted the State Information Commissions through Official Gazette Notifications.
  • The State Information Commission is a high-powered independent body which interalia looks into the complaints made to it and decide the appeals.
  • It entertains complaints and appeals pertaining to offices, financial institutions, public sector undertakings.

The correct answer is November 2020.

• Lok Sabha has given its nod to Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Bill 2021.
• The bill contains provisions to deal with domestic and international arbitration.
• It defines the law for conducting conciliation proceedings.
• It replaces an Ordinance with the same provisions promulgated on 4th November 2020.

The correct answer is option 1 i.e. Minorities can establish and administer educational institutions of their choice

• Article 30 secures religious and linguistic minorities the right to establish and administer educational institutions.
• Only religious and linguistic minorities find mention in Article 30 not ethnic. Hence, both Options 2 and 3 are NOT correct.
• Article 30 also states that any State shall not, in granting aid to educational institutions, discriminate against any educational institution on the ground that it is under the management of a minority, whether based on religion or language. Hence, Option 4 is NOT correct.