11 December Static Quiz 2021 (Polity)

Adjournment sine die -Termination of a sitting of the House without any definite date being fixed for the next sitting. “Adjournment” is a postponement of the sitting or proceedings of the House from one time to another specified for the reassembling of the House. Hence statement 1 is incorrect.

Dissolution
The Lok Sabha is dissolved at the end of its five-year term (automatic dissolution) or by Presidential order. Dissolution terminates the life of the house.

The Rajya Sabha is not dissolved. Its members have a fixed term of 6 years, with a third of its members up for elections every two years.

When does the President give the order for Lok Sabha’s dissolution?
If authorised by the Council of Ministers, he can give the order even before the end of the five-year term.
He can also dissolve if the Council of Ministers loses confidence and no party is able to prove majority.
When the Lok Sabha is dissolved, all business including bills, motions, resolutions, notices, petitions, etc. pending before it or its committees lapse.
The last session before the Lok Sabha is dissolved is called a Lame Duck session.
Only the President can dissolve the House. Hence statement 2 is correct.

The National River Conservation Directorate (NRCD) in the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change is implementing the Centrally Sponsored Schemes of National River Conservation Plan (NRCP) and National Plan for Conservation of Aquatic Eco- systems’(NPCA) for conservation of rivers, lakes and wetlands in the country.
The objective of the River Action Plans is to improve water quality of rivers through implementation of pollution abatement schemes in identified polluted stretches of rivers. NPCA aims at conserving aquatic
ecosystems (lakes and wetlands) through implementation of sustainable
conservation plans, and governed with application of uniform policy and guidelines.

National Youth Parliament Festival 2019 was jointly organised by National Service Scheme (NSS) and Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS), under the aegis of Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports. Hence statement 1 is incorrect.

The objective of the National Youth Parliament is to hear the voice of youth between 18 and less than 25 years of age, who are allowed to vote but cannot stand as a candidate for election, through deliberations in Youth Parliaments at district level and above. Hence statement 2 is correct.

It is a bicameral legislature composed of the President of India and the two houses: the Rajya Sabha (Council of States) and the Lok Sabha (House of the People). The President in his role as head of legislature has full powers to summon and prorogue either house of Parliament or to dissolve Lok Sabha.

Even though President does not attend the Parliamentary sessions, his nod is required for a bill to become an Act. Hence, he is considered an integral part of the Parliament.

The National Commission for Backward Classes(NCBC) :
It was established under the National Commission for Backward Classes Act, 1993.
The Constitution (One Hundred and Second Amendment) Act, 2018 gave constitutional status to the NCBC, and empowered the President to notify the list of socially and educationally backward classes for any state or union territory for all purposes.

Structure of NCBC
The Commission consists of five members including a Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson and three other Members appointed by the President by warrant under his hand and seal.
The conditions of service and tenure of office of the Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson and other Members is determined by President.