Question Discussion & Solution

The Correct Answer is 1952.

Key Points

• The community development program
  • It was started in India, just after independence in 1952. Hence, Option 2 is correct.
  • It was a multi-project program with the aim of the overall development of rural people.
  • It also aimed at improving the standard of living of the village people.
  • Through the Community development projects, village people are also given training in administrative activities.
  • The programs of community development are carried out by three basic institutions at the village level: Village panchayat, cooperative societies, village school.
  • The program launched in 1952 was extended to wider areas at the end of the First Five Year plan.
  • The essence of the Community Development Program was Irrigation.
  • The Government of India initiated the development of the community through Community Development Programme (CDP).
  • The Community Development Program was started on 2nd October 1952.
  • The 55 community projects were launched.
  • It was a holistic approach grounded in principles.
  • The five principles of Community Development were
    •  Social Justice
    • Self Determination
    • Empowerment
    • Human Rights
    • Collective Action.

The correct answer is English.

• The Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of India lists the official languages of the Republic of India.
• As per Articles 344 (1) and 351 of the Indian Constitution, the eighth schedule includes 22 languages.
• Bodo, Dogri, Maithili, and Santhali were added by the 92nd Amendment Act of 2003.

Key Points

There are 22 official languages in the 8th schedule of the Indian constitution are following:-

• Bengali
• Assamese
• Kashmiri
• Gujarati
• Hindi
• Kanada
• Malayalam
• Marathi
• Punjabi
• Odia
• Sanskrit
• Tamil
• Telugu
• Sindhi
• Urdu
• Konkani
• Nepali
• Manipuri
• Bodo
• Dogri
• Santhali
• Maithili

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.

Fundamental rights are the basic human rights enshrined in the Constitution of India which are guaranteed to all citizens.

• They are applied without discrimination on the basis of race, religion, gender, etc. 
• There are six fundamental rights of the Indian Constitution along with the constitutional articles related to them are mentioned below:
  • Right to Equality (Article 14-18)
  • Right to Freedom (Article 19-22)
  • Right against Exploitation (Article 23-24)
  • Right to Freedom of Religion (Article 25-28)
  • Cultural and Educational Rights (Article 29-30)
  • Right to Constitutional Remedies (Article 32)

Important Points

Why Right to Property is not a Fundamental Right?

• There was one more fundamental right in the Constitution, i.e., the right to property. 
• However, this right was removed from the list of fundamental rights by the 44th Constitutional Amendment. 
• This was because this right proved to be a hindrance towards attaining the goal of socialism and redistributing wealth (property) equitably among the people. 

Note: The right to property is now a legal right and not a fundamental right. 

The correct answer is The direction and control of preparation of electoral roles and conduct of all elections to Panchayats shall be vested in the Election Commission of India.

 Key Points

• The direction and control of preparation of electoral roles and conduct of all elections to Panchayats shall be vested in the Election Commission of the state (Article 243K). Hence Option 2 is incorrect.

  Important Points

• Panchayati Raj Institution (PRI) is a system of rural local self-government in India.
• PRI was constitutionalized through the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992 to build democracy at the grassroots level and was entrusted with the task of rural development in the country.
• Basic units of democratic system-Gram Sabhas (villages) and Ward Committees (Municipalities) comprising all the adult members registered as voters.
• The three-tier system of panchayats at the village, intermediate block/taluk/Mandal, and district levels except in States with the population is below 20 lakhs (Article 243B).
• Seats shall be reserved for Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) and the chairpersons of the Panchayats at all levels in proportion to their population.
• One-third of the total number of seats to be reserved for women.
• One-third of the seats reserved for SCs and STs shall also be reserved for women.