Consider the following statements about the Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes of the Parliament of India :
- 1.Although members of this Committee are elected from both Houses of Parliament, the Chairperson of this Committee is appointed by the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha.
- 2.Twenty members are elected by the Rajya Sabha and ten members by the Lok Sabha.
- 3.No Minister, except for the Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment, is eligible to be a member of this Committee.
- 4.Members are elected for a fixed term of two years from the date they enter their office.
Which one of the following conclusions based on the above statements is correct ?
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Answer: D. All four are wrong. The Chairperson is appointed by the Lok Sabha Speaker. It has 20 Lok Sabha and 10 Rajya Sabha members, the reverse of statement 2. No Minister can be a member. Members serve for one year, not two. So there is no correct statement.
Watch for: Statement 2 reverses the numbers, which catches students who remember 20 and 10 but not which House.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Wrong because none of the four statements is correct.
- B. Wrong because it is 20 from Lok Sabha and 10 from Rajya Sabha.
- C. Wrong because the Chairperson is appointed by the Speaker, so statement 1 is false.
Source to check: Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha, Rules 331B-331N (Committee on Welfare of SCs and STs); Lok Sabha website committee page
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