day 9 eci, cag and niti ayog

Question 1

new committee deciding the CEC for india?

Answer 1

pm
opposition ls leader
cji

Question 2

ECI article?

Answer 2

324 to 329

Question 3

ECI provides power for ____ of elections

Answer 3

superintendence, direction and control of elections

Question 4

ECI estt on

Answer 4

25 jan 1950

republic day se ek din pahle

Question 5

the man who changed elections in india?

Answer 5

TN Seshan, the 10th cec of india 1990-1996

Question 6

famous quote of tn seshan

Answer 6

good governance is not an accident

Question 7

constitutionally prescribed conditions for members of ECI

Answer 7

none

Question 8

initially number of members in ECI?

Answer 8

single member body

Question 9

when were two more election commissioners added to ECI

Answer 9

october 1989

Question 10

two additional posts of ECI removed and readded when?

Answer 10

jan 1990 abolished
october 1993 reappointed

Question 11

members of ECI powers in decision making differing in CEC and other ECs

Answer 11

equal powers
matter is decided by majority in commission

Question 12

status, salary and perks of ECs?

Answer 12

equivalent to judges of the sc

Question 13

removal of CEC?

Answer 13

impeachment by parliament

Question 14

removal of other ECs?

Answer 14

by president in consultation with the CEC

Question 15

who appoints regional election commissioners

Answer 15

president in consultation with CEC before elections to the parliament or assemblies

Question 16

debarring of retired election commissioners from further appointment by govt?

Answer 16

constitution has not debarred them

Question 17

grounds of removal of CEC

Answer 17

same as judge of the sc i.e. proved misbehaviour or incapacity

Question 18

who recommends the removal of regional election commissioners

Answer 18

same as other ECs i.e. the CEC recommends

Question 19

ECI articles?

Answer 19

324 to 329

Question 20

which committee recommended barring of reappointment after retirement

Answer 20

dinesh goswami committee

Question 21

mota mota yaad rakhne ko:

functions of eci

Answer 21

demarcation of constituencies
prep electoral roll
allot symbols and accord recognition to political parties and act as a court (imp) for settling disputes regarding it
issue election dates and schedules notifications
est and enforce code of comduct
scrutiny of nomination of papers of candidates
allot sch for broadcast and telecast of party campaigns

Question 22

who grants exemptions to persons from disqualifications imposed by judicial decisions

Answer 22

election commission in its function as an advisory and quasi judicial function

Question 23

which type of candidates does the eci has power to disqualify

Answer 23

candidate who has failed to lodge an account of his election expenses

Question 24

president seeks whose advice regd mp and mla disqualification

Answer 24

election commissio

Question 25

after one year of pres rule in a state, elections need to be held for extention. who advices pres if it is feasible

Answer 25

election commission

Question 26

who assists election commission at state level

Answer 26

chief electoral officer

Question 27

who acts as the district running officer of election commission

Answer 27

collector

Question 28

what does the distt collector in his power as a running officer for EC appoints

Answer 28

a returning officer for every constituency in the distt and presiding officer for every polling booth in the constituency

Question 29

cag article

Answer 29

148

Question 30

cag is head of which dept

Answer 30

indian audit and accounts dept

Question 31

the 4 bulwarks of democratic system of govt in india

Answer 31

sc eci upsc cag

Question 32

cag resignation letter to

Answer 32

pres

Question 33

manner of removal of cag similar to

Answer 33

judge of sc eci ka bhi ye hi tha

Question 34

eligibility for further office after retirement of cag

Answer 34

not eligible unlike eci, retd cag cannot work in goi or states

Question 35

who prescribes the administrative powers of the cag

Answer 35

president after consultation with cag

Question 36

admin expenses of office of cag charged upon?

Answer 36

consolidated fund of india notice pension mention nahi kia hai

Question 37

in which dept pres asks for advice of cag for provisions

Answer 37

indianh audit and accounts dept

Question 38

duties and power of cag article

Answer 38

149

Question 39

act related to duties and powers of cag

Answer 39

cag's (duties, powers and conditions for service) act, 1971

Question 40

what did the 1976 amendment to cag duties powers and conditions of service 1971 act change

Answer 40

separate accounts from audit in the central govt notice: 42nd caa ke time indira gandhi ne hi ye bhi kia

Question 41

article 150?

Answer 41

cag advising pres regd prescription of the form in which the accounts of the centre and states shall be kept

Question 42

pres cag report which to parliament article

Answer 42

151

Question 43

cag report governer

Answer 43

151 same report pesh karna 151 hai

Question 44

cag certificate article for net proceeds of tax or duty

Answer 44

279 finance commission se just pahle wala

Question 45

net proceeds meaning?

Answer 45

proceeds of tax or a duty minus the cost of collection

Question 46

when was cag relieved from keeping records of accounts

Answer 46

1976 ie departmentalisation of accounts

Question 47

very important three audit reports to pres by cag

Answer 47

appropriation accounts finance accounts public undertakings

Question 48

cag is responsible only to

Answer 48

parliament he is an agent of parliament

Question 49

who decides the scope of audit and frame audit codes and manual

Answer 49

cag themselves

Question 50

what does the cag look into to exercise his discretionary power of proprietary audit

Answer 50

wisdom, faithfulness and economy of the govt expenditures and comment on the wastefulness and etravagance of such expenditure

Question 51

niti ayog estt date

Answer 51

1 jan 2015

Question 52

functions of niti ayog 4 major categories

Answer 52

monitoring and evaluation foster cooperative federalism to act as a resource cntre and knowledge hub design policy and programme framework

Question 53

governing council of niti ayog

Answer 53

cms of states and admins of uts

Question 54

max nos of part time members in niti

Answer 54

2 these would be scholars from universities and research institutions

Question 55

ex officio members max nos

Answer 55

4 ministers from union council of ministers

Question 56

chief executive officer of niti ayog rank similar to?

Answer 56

secretary to the govt of india

Question 57

special invitees appointed by?

Answer 57

pm for a fixed tenure tenure pm hi fix kar raha niti ayog me pm ka role hai sara president ka nahi

Question 58

first cag?

Answer 58

v narahari rao 1950-54

Question 59

latest cag?

Answer 59

14th girish chandra murmu

Question 60

last 5 cags before 14th cag girish chandra murmu

Answer 60

9th vk shunglu 10th vijayendra nath kaul 11th vinod rai 12th sashi kant sharma 13th rajiv mehrishi 14th girish chandra murmu

Question 61

first cec of india

Answer 61

sukumar sen

Question 62

cec india now

Answer 62

25th rajiv kumar

Question 63

last 5 cec of india before rajiv kumar

Answer 63

20 dr nashim zaidi 21 achal kumar jyoti 22 om prakash rawat 23 sunil arora 24 sushil chandra 25 rajiv kumar

Question 64

vc of niti ayog?

Answer 64

3rd suman berry replacing rajiv kumar

Question 65

ceo of niti ayog

Answer 65

bvr subramanyam

Question 66

first vc of niti ayog was?

Answer 66

arvind pangadhiya