1. What is not true about the Rajasthan State Human Rights Commission?
Read the following statement and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
1. The commission became fully functional from May 2000.
2. The commission comprises of one full-time chairman and two members.
3. A former chief justice or a former judge of a high court can become chairman of the commission.
4. Justice A.S. Godara was the chairman of the commission from July 2000 to July 2005.
(a) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(b) 1, 3 and 4
(c) 2, 3 and 4
(d) 2 and 3
[R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre) 2013]
Ans. (b) 1, 3 and 4
- The Rajasthan Government set up the State Human Rights Commission in January 1999 and it became active in May 2000.
- At first, it had one leader and four members. According to the Human Rights Protection (Amendment) Act 2006, the State Human Rights Commission now has one head and two members.
- Prakash Tatiya is the current chairman. Unlike other commissions, the chairman of this commission is always an ex-chief justice of the High Court.
- Justice A.S. Godara was a member of the commission from July 2000 to July 2005.
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2. Who among the following was not the chairman of the Rajasthan State Human Rights Commission?
(a) Justice Premchand Jain
(b) Justice N.K. Jain
(c) Justice S. Sagir Ahmed
(d) Justice Kanta Bhatnagar
[R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre) 2013]
Ans. (a) Justice Premchand Jain
- The tenure of the chairperson of the Rajasthan State Human Rights Commission is as follows :
(i) Justice Kanta Bhatnagar – 23-03-2000 to 11-08-2000
(ii) Justice S. Sagir Ahmad – 16-02-2001 to 03-06-2004
(iii) Justice N.K. Jain – 16-07-2005 to 15-07-2010
Thus, Justice Premchand Jain was not the chairman of the Rajasthan State Human Rights Commission.
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3. When was the Rajasthan State Information Commission constituted?
(a) 18 April, 2006
(b) 18 April, 2005
(c) 18 April, 2008
(d) 18 April, 2007
[R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre) 2016]
Ans. (a) 18 April, 2006
- The Rajasthan Information Commission was set up on April 18, 2006.
- It is the top court that deals with cases related to Right to Information Act 2005.
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4. Whose tenure among the following has been the longest as the chairman of Rajasthan Public Service commission?
(a) Yatindra Singh
(b) C.R. Chaudhary
(c) Mohammad Yakub
(d) D.S. Tiwari
[R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre) 2016]
Ans. (d) C.R. Chaudhary
- The longest tenure as the chairman of the Rajasthan Public Service Commission has been of D.S. Tiwadi (8-08-1951 to 20-01-1958). Tenure of other person given in the option is as follows :
C.R. Chaudhari – 23-02-2008 to 28-02-2010
Yatindra Singh – 5-09-1990 to 06-10-1995
Mohammad Yakub – 27-06-1975 to 30-06-1979
Presently, Lalit K. Pawar is the chairman of the Rajasthan Public Service Commission with effect from 10-08-2015.
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5. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below:
List-I List-II
A. Public Accounts Committee i. Mohan Lal Gupta
B. Committee of Public Sector Undertaking ii. Madan Rathore
C. Estimates ‘A’ committee iii. Gyan dev Ahuja
D. Estimate’s ‘B’ Committee iv. Dr. Gopal Krishna
Code:
A B C D
(a) iii iv i ii
(b) iii i ii iv
(c) i iii iv ii
(d) iv ii i iii
[R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre) 2013]
Ans. (*)
- The correct match is as follows :
Public Accounts Committee – Pradyumn Singh
Committee of Public Sector Undertaking – Mohan Lal Gupta
Estimates ‘A’ committee – Gyandev Ahuja
Estimate’s ‘B’ Committee – Dr. Gopal Krishna
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6. Who is the chairperson of the Fourth Finance Commission of Rajasthan?
(a) Prabha Thakur
(b) B.D. Kalla
(c) Manak Chand Surana
(d) V.S. Vayas
[R.A.S./R.T.S.(Pre) 2013]
Ans. (b) B.D. Kalla
- Rajasthan’s first Finance Commission was set up on April 23, 1994 under the leadership of K.K.
- Goel and submitted its report in December 1995 for the period of 1995-2000.
- The second and third Finance Commissions were led by Hiralal Devpura and Manakchand Surana respectively.
- The Fourth Finance Commission was created in April 2011 under the guidance of Dr. Bulaki Das Kalla and submitted its report for the period of 2010-2015.
- Dr. Jyoti Kiran is the chairperson of the fifth Finance Commission (2015-2020).
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