Daily MCQs 10 October

Q 1. Which of the following statement is/are correct about Parliamentary Committees?

1. Parliamentary Committees have their origins in the British Parliamentary System. 

2. They draw their authority from Article 105, which deals with the privileges of MPs, and Article 118.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2 

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: (c)

A recent revamp of the Standing Committees of Parliament could potentially worsen the relations between the government and opposition parties. Of the 22 committees announced, the erstwhile ruling party has the post of chairperson in only one, and the opposition party from West Bengal has none. Parliamentary Standing Committees are permanent committees, it is constituted every year, and work continuously as against non-permanent Ad-hoc committees.

Statement 1 is correct: Parliamentary Committees have their origins in the British Parliamentary System. A Parliamentary Committee is a panel of MPs that are appointed or elected by the House or nominated by the Speaker, and works under the direction of the Speaker. It presents its report to the House or to the Speaker.

Statement 2 is correct: They draw their authority from Article 105, which deals with the privileges of MPs, and Article 118, which gives Parliament authority to make rules to regulate its procedure and conduct of business. Various Committees of Parliament are

1. Financial Committees

2. Ad hoc Committees

3. Parliamentary Standing Committees

Q 2. The Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) was first notified in January 2017 by

(a) Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.

(b) Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

(c) National Disaster Management Authority (India)

(d) Ministry of Coal

Answer: (a)

Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has recently said that Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) will be enforced in Delhi NCR with immediate effect to combat deteriorating AQI in the region.

Option (a) is correct: In pursuant to the Supreme Court’s order in the matter of M. C. Mehta vs. Union of India (2016) regarding air quality in the National Capital Region of Delhi, a Graded Response Action Plan was prepared for implementation under different Air Quality Index (AQI) categories namely, Moderate & Poor, Very Poor, and Severe.

A graded Response Action Plan is a set of emergency measures that kick in to prevent further deterioration of air quality once it reaches a certain threshold. It is based on a plan that was submitted by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in November 2016. The GRAP was first notified in January 2017 by the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change.

Q 3. Who among the following authors won Nobel Prize 2022 in literature?

(a) Annie Ernaux 

(b) Olga Tokarczuk

(c) Svetlana Alexievich

(d) Alice Munro

Answer: (a)

Option (a) is correct: French author Annie Ernaux won this year’s Nobel Prize in literature for blending fiction and autobiography in books that fearlessly mine her experiences as a working-class woman to explore life in France since the 1940s. In more than 20 books published over five decades, Ernaux has probed deeply personal experiences and feelings – love, sex, abortion, shame – within a society split by gender and class divisions.

Q 4. Which of the following is/are the purpose of Delimitation?

1. It provides equal representation to equal segments of a population.

2. Fair division of geographical areas so that one political party doesn’t have an advantage over others in an election.

3. To follow the principle of “One Vote One Value”.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

(a) 1 and 2 only

(b) 2 and 3 only

(c) 1 and 3 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3 

Answer: (d)

Delimitation orders notified in the official gazette, redrawing Assembly and Lok Sabha constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir have acquired the “force of law”. Previously, the commission increased the number of Assembly seats from 107 to 114 in Jammu and Kashmir. However, it was challenged in the supreme court as being unconstitutional and ultra vires.

Option (d) is correct: Delimitation literally means the act or process of fixing limits or boundaries of territorial constituencies in a country to represent changes in population.  purpose of Delimitation are

• To provide equal representation to equal segments of a population.

• Fair division of geographical areas so that one political party doesn’t have an advantage over others in an election.
• To follow the principle of “One Vote One Value”.

Q 5. With reference to the Moonlighting of the workforce, consider the following statements:

1. Moonlighting refers to a state where employees work for remuneration with entities other than their employer.

2. The Factories Act of 1948 places a restriction on the double employment of workers but is not applicable to ‘Companies’ which are regulated by the Companies Act 2013.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2 

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: (c)

Statement 1 is correct: Moonlighting refers to a state where employees work for remuneration with entities other than their employer. While some companies such as Wipro have opposed moonlighting, by firing 300 employees who were involved with rival firms, other companies like Swiggy have a moonlighting policy that allows employees to take up other work without compromising the company’s interest.

Statement 2 is correct: The Factories Act of 1948 places a restriction on the double employment of workers. However, this is limited only to ‘Factories’ and is not applicable to ‘Companies’ which are regulated by the Companies Act 2013.

• The Supreme Court in Glaxo Laboratories Limited vs Labour Court, Meerut held that the employer is not empowered to regulate the behavior of workers outside duty hours. Since moonlighting is not defined under any statute, it is subject to the courts.