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The correct answer is Justice Rangnath Mishra.

Key Points

• Ranganath Mishra (25 November 1926 – 13 September 2012) was the 21^st Chief Justice of India, serving from 25 September 1990 to 24 November 1991.
• He was also the first chairman of the National Human Rights Commission of India.
• He also served as a Member of Parliament in Rajya Sabha from the Congress Party between 1998 and 2004.
• He is the Second Supreme Court Judge to become a Rajya Sabha member after Baharul Islam who was also elected as an Indian National Congress member.

The correct answer is Girish Chandra Murmu.

Key Points

• Girish Chandra Murmu has been appointed as the first Lieutenant Governor of Jammu-Kashmir
• He is a 1985-batch Indian Administrative Services (IAS) officer from the Gujarat cadre.
• He was on the post of Expenditure Secretary in the Finance Ministry.
• Girish Chandra Murmu was principal secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his tenure as Gujarat Chief Minister.
• Jammu & Kashmir State has divided into two Union Territories- Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh on October 31, 2019.
• The Central Government has withdrawn the State's autonomy in August 2019.

The correct answer is Defense Minister of India.

Key Points 

 Chief of Defense Staff (CDS)

• Chief of Defense Staff (CDS) of the Indian Armed Forces ('CDS) is the military head and permanent Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee (PC-CoSC) of the Indian Armed Forces.
• The CDS is a four-star General/Officer who acts as the Principal Military Advisor to the Defence Minister on all tri-services (Army, Navy and Indian Air Force) matters.
• The first Chief of Defence Staff took office on 1 January 2020.
• The position was created with the aim of improving coordination, tri-service effectiveness and overall integration of the combat capabilities of the Indian armed forces.
• In a significant defence policy reform notified on April 18, 2018, the government revamped the existing defence planning system by establishing a Defence Planning Committee (DPC) under the chairmanship of the National Security Adviser (NSA).
• The Chief of Defence Staff is the highest-ranking uniformed officer on active duty in the Indian Military.
• The CDS also Heads the Department of Military Affairs.
• The CDS is assisted by a deputy, vice-chief, and the Chief of Integrated Defence Staff.
• This new institutional mechanism, set up as a permanent body, is intended to “facilitate a comprehensive and integrated planning for defence matters” – a vital ingredient in defence preparedness, which was conspicuously missing in the mechanism set up in the early 2000s in the wake of the Kargil conflict.

The correct answer is 1919.

Key Points

International Labour Organization (ILO) - 1919

• A specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) dedicated to improving labour conditions and living standards throughout the world.
• Established by the Treaty of Versailles, the ILO became the first affiliated specialized agency of the United Nations in 1946.
• ILO was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1969.
• The Functions of the ILO include the development and promotion of standards for national legislation to protect and improve working conditions and standards of living.
• The ILO also provides technical assistance in social policy and administration and in workforce training; compiles labour statistics and conducts research on the social problems of international competition, unemployment and underemployment; and helps to protect the rights of international migrants and organized labour

The correct answer is Legal Right.

• In 1978, the 44^th Amendment Act of 1978 of the constitution of India removed the right to property from the fundamental rights                                                           and a new article, 300 A was created defining the right to property as a legal right.

Key Points

• According to the Right to Property, a citizen can hold, acquire and dispose of any land or property.
• It is one of the valuable constitutional rights of a citizen.
• Initially, the Right to Property was a Fundamental Right of a citizen to acquire, possess and maintain a property.
• Later, the government stated that the property could be taken by the government for public welfare.
• Article 300A states that "no person shall be deprived of his property save by authority of law".
• The government cannot forcibly acquire any property without any legal procedure.
• The Right to Property gives an individual the opportunity to hold it, sell it and rent it.

Thus, it is clear that the Right to property is now a legal right.

The correct answer is the Home Minister of India.

Key Points

 Zonal Councils

• They are the Statutory (and not the Constitutional) Bodies.
• Established by the States Reorganisation Act of 1956.
• The act divided the country into five zones (Northern, Central, Eastern, Western, and Southern) and provided a zonal council for each zone.
• Each zonal council consists of the following members:
• the Home Minister of the Central government.
• Chief Ministers of all the States in the zone.
• Two other ministers from each state in the zone.
• The Administrator of each union territory in the zone.
• The central government Home Minister is the Common chairman of the Five Zonal Councils.
• Each Chief Minister acts as a Vice-Chairman of the council by rotation, holding office for a period of one year at a time.

The correct answer is A - 4, B - 3, C - 2, D - 1.

Key Points

• The Rajya Sabha or the Upper House of the bicameral Parliament of India has a maximum capacity of 250 members.
• Out of the capacity of 250 members, 238 are elected and 12 members are appointed by the President.
• The Vice President of India is the ex-officio chairman of the Rajya Sabha, who presides over the sessions.

The correct answer is 1986. 

Key Points

• ​The Second summit of SAARC was held in Bangalore, India in 1986.
• It was the first SAARC Summit in India.
• The outcome of the 1986 meeting:
• The Heads of State or Government welcomed the signing of MoU on the establishment of the SAARC Secretariat by the Council of Ministers and their decision to locate the Secretariat in Kathmandu.
• The first Secretary-General: Abul Ahsan of Bangladesh.
• Other meets in India:
• ​The Eighth Summit was held in New Delhi - May 1995.
• The Fourteenth Summit was held in New Delhi -  April 2007.

Additional Information

• South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation (SAARC) was established in December 1985 and its first summit was held in Dhaka, Bangladesh only in the year 1985.
• SAARC comprises eight Member States: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
• Afghanistan was included in SAARC as the 8^th country in the year 2007.
• The Headquarters of SAARC is located in Kathmandu (Nepal).

The correct answer is The 102^nd Constitutional Amendment.

• 102^nd Constitutional Amendment, 2018 provides Constitutional status to National Commission for Backward Classes.
• Article 338B of the Indian Constitution deals with National Commission for Backward Classes.

Key Points 

National Commission for Backward Classes

• It was established under the National Commission for Backward Classes Act, 1993 on 14^th August 1993.
• National Commission for Backward Classes comprises of Chairman and 4 members.
• The Chairman of the National Commission for Backward Classes must be the Judge of the Supreme court or the High Court.
• The term of office of Chairman and Member is 3 years.
• The Chairman and other Members of the commission are appointed by the President of India.
• They may be Removed or Resigns by/to the President
• The First Chairman of the National Backward Commission was RN Prasad.
• The Current Chairman of the commission is Bhagwanlal Sahni.

​Additional Information:

• Article 338 of the Indian Constitution deals with National Commission for Scheduled Castes.
• Article 338A of the Indian Constitution deals with National Commission for Scheduled Tribes.

The correct answer is 6 years.

The Tenure of a member of the State Legislative Council is 6 years. 

Key Points 

• India has a Bicameral system of Legislature.
• Article 169 of the Indian Constitution provides the provisions for the creation and abolition of the Legislative council in states.
• The Legislative Council of a state shall not have more than one-third of the total strength of the State Assembly, and not less than 40 members, as per Article 171 of the Indian Constitution.
• Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra and Karnataka have Legislative Councils.
• Manner of election of members of Legislative Council-
• One-third of the MLCs are elected by the state’s MLAs.
• One-third by a special electorate comprising sitting members of local governments such as municipalities and district boards.
• One-Twelfth by an electorate of teachers and another 1/12^th by registered graduates.
• The remaining members are appointed by the Governor for distinguished services in various fields namely, literature, science, art, cooperative movement and social service.