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NCRWC - Comprehensive Prelims Quiz

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Evaluating the Founding Text: The Venkatachaliah Commission's Review of India's Constitution•hard•31 questions•~25 min

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Question 01

easy

The National Commission to Review the Working of the Constitution (NCRWC) was constituted by:

Question 02

easy

Who chaired the National Commission to Review the Working of the Constitution?

Question 03

easy

The NCRWC submitted its report in which year?

Question 04

medium

Which of the following correctly describes the nature of the NCRWC's functions?

Question 05

medium

The NCRWC's terms of reference required that all recommendations stay within which framework?

Question 06

medium

How many areas of study did the NCRWC self-identify for examination?

Question 07

hard

According to the NCRWC's fifty-year assessment, the per capita NNP in 1999-2000 was approximately how many times the 1951 figure?

Question 08

medium

According to the NCRWC's assessment, what share of national income was controlled by the richest quintile of India's population?

Question 09

hard

The NCRWC observed that in 1998, approximately what percentage of children under five years were malnourished in India?

Question 10

hard

The NCRWC noted that the 13th Lok Sabha represented what percentage of the total electorate?

Question 11

medium

The NCRWC recommended that the total number of ministers in any government should not exceed what proportion of the lower house?

Question 12

medium

What did the NCRWC recommend regarding a vote of no-confidence in Parliament?

Question 13

hard

Regarding the anti-defection law, the NCRWC recommended that the power to decide defection cases should vest in:

Question 14

hard

Which of the following was NOT among the new Fundamental Rights proposed by the NCRWC?

Question 15

hard

The NCRWC recommended that protection from suspension during a national emergency should be extended to which articles, beyond the already protected Articles 20 and 21?

Question 16

hard

What did the NCRWC recommend with respect to Sikhism, Jainism and Buddhism under Article 25?

Question 17

hard

The NCRWC recommended that the Ninth Schedule's protection from judicial review should be limited to laws dealing with which categories?

Question 18

medium

How did the NCRWC propose the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner should be reformed?

Question 19

medium

What did the NCRWC recommend regarding the minimum valid votes threshold for a candidate's security deposit not to be forfeited?

Question 20

medium

The NCRWC recommended which minimum sitting days for the Lok Sabha in a year?

Question 21

hard

The NCRWC recommended that the composition of the National Judicial Commission should include which of the following?

Question 22

medium

What retirement age for Supreme Court judges did the NCRWC recommend?

Question 23

hard

Regarding the defection of legislators, the NCRWC recommended that a defector's vote cast to topple a government should be:

Question 24

medium

The NCRWC recommended that the MP Local Area Development Scheme should be:

Question 25

medium

Which of the following correctly describes the NCRWC's recommendation on the use of Article 356 (President's Rule)?

Question 26

medium

What was the total number of recommendations made by the NCRWC, and how many required constitutional amendments?

Question 27

hard

Regarding the right to education (Article 21-A), what specific extension did the NCRWC propose?

Question 28

hard

Among the new Fundamental Duties proposed by the NCRWC, which of the following was included?

Question 29

medium

The NCRWC recommended disqualification of persons charged with offences for which the maximum punishment is:

Question 30

medium

The NCRWC recommended that management of disasters and emergencies should be placed in which List of the Seventh Schedule?

Question 31

medium

What did the NCRWC observe about the 'missing women' phenomenon in India?

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