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Collective responsibility, the fundamental principle underlying the working of parliamentary system of government, can be achieved only through the instrumentality of the
[A] Prime Minister
[B] Vice President
[C] Parliament
[D] President
Correct Answer: A [Prime Minister]
Notes:
Article 75 clearly states that the council of ministers is collectively responsible to the Lok Sabha. This means that all the ministers own joint responsibility to the Lok Sabha for all their acts of omission and commission. They work as a team and swim or sink together.
Cabinet decisions bind all cabinet ministers (and other ministers) even if they differed in the cabinet It is the duty of every minister to stand by cabinet decisions and support them both within and outside the Parliament. If any minister disagrees with a cabinet decision and is not prepared to defend it, he must resign.
Article 75 also contains the principle of individual responsibility. It states that the ministers hold office during the pleasure of the president. However, the President removes a minister only on the advice of the Prime Minister. In case of a difference of opinion or dissatisfaction with the performance of a minister, the Prime Minister can ask him to resign or advice the President to dismiss him. In this context, Dr B R Ambedkar observed:
“Collective responsibility can be achieved only through the instrumentality of the Prime Minister. Therefore, unless and until we create that office and endow that office with statutory authority to nominate and dismiss ministers, there can be no collective responsibility.”
The Lancet’, often seen in the news, is a family of
[A] Science journals affiliated to the United States’ Department of Health and Human Services
[B] Social science and medical journals affiliated to the European Union’s Public Health Program
[C] Medical journals affiliated to the World Health Organization
[D] Independent science journals
Correct Answer: D [Independent science journals]
Notes:
The concept of a special category state was first introduced in 1969 when the 5th Finance Commission sought to provide certain disadvantaged states with preferential treatment in the form of central assistance and tax breaks
The rationale for special status is that certain states, because of inherent features, have a low resource base and cannot mobilize resources for development. Some of the features required for special status are: (i) hilly and difficult terrain; (ii) low population density or sizeable share of tribal population; (iii) strategic location along borders with neighbouring countries; (iv) economic and infrastructural backwardness; and (v) non-viable nature of state finances.
The Centre pays 90 per cent of the funds required in a centrally-sponsored scheme to special category status category states as against 60 per cent in case of normal category states, while the remaining funds are provided by the state governments.
The President can exercise which among the following veto powers if a bill returned by him for the reconsideration of the state legislature is passed again and presented to him again?
[A] Suspensive veto
[B] Qualified veto
[C] Absolute veto
[D] None of the above
Correct Answer: C [Absolute veto]
Notes:
Absolute veto: It refers to the power of the President to withhold his assent to a bill passed by the bill then ends and does not become an act. (This can be exercised in both, the first instance as well as the second in case of a state legislature’s bill reserved for his consideration by the governor.)
Suspensive veto: The President exercises this veto when he returns a bill for reconsideration of the Parliament. However, if the bill is passed again by the Parliament (not state legislature) with or without amendments and again presented to the President, it is obligatory for the President to give his assent to the bill.
Pocket veto: In this case, the President neither ratifies nor rejects nor returns the bill, but simply keeps the bill pending for an indefinite period.
All three veto powers can be exercised by the President in the case of a bill of a state legislature reserved for his consideration by the governor too; however, with regard to the given situation – a bill having been returned (exercise of suspensive veto) for the reconsideration of the state legislature by the President, which the state legislature passed again – the president may give or withhold his assent [absolute veto]; Further, the Constitution has not prescribed any time limit within which the President has to take decision with regard to a bill reserved by the governor for his consideration. Hence, the President can exercise pocket veto in respect of state legislation also.
If a state is granted a ‘Special Category Status’,
1.The central government pays 100 per cent of the funds required in a centrally-sponsored scheme to be implemented in the state
2.The state may have a sizeable share of tribal population
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
[A] 1 Only
[B] 2 Only
[C] Both 1 and 2
[D] Neither 1 and2
Correct Answer: B [2 Only]
Notes:
The concept of a special category state was first introduced in 1969 when the 5th Finance Commission sought to provide certain disadvantaged states with preferential treatment in the form of central assistance and tax breaks.
The rationale for special status is that certain states, because of inherent features, have a low resource base and cannot mobilize resources for development. Some of the features required for special status are: (i) hilly and difficult terrain; (ii) low population density or sizeable share of tribal population; (iii) strategic location along borders with neighboring countries; (iv) economic and infrastructural backwardness; and (v) non-viable nature of state finances
The Centre pays 90 per cent of the funds required in a centrally-sponsored scheme to special category status category states as against 60 per cent in case of normal category states, while the remaining funds are provided by the state governments.
The National Nutrition Mission
1.Will create synergy and link the existing nutrition schemes
2.Targets to reduce anaemia among adolescent girls by 3 per cent per annum
3.Will be responsible for achieving ‘Mission 25 by 2022’
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 Only
Correct Answer: D [1, 2 and 3 Only]
Notes:
M targets to reduce stunting, under-nutrition, anemia (among young children, women and adolescent girls) and reduce low birth weight by 2%, 2%, 3% and 2% per annum respectively. Although the target to reduce Stunting is at least 2% p.a., Mission would strive to achieve reduction in Stunting from 38.4% (NFHS-4) to 25% by 2022 (Mission 25 by 2022).
There are a number of schemes directly/indirectly affecting the nutritional status of children (0-6 years age) and pregnant women and lactating mothers. In spite of these, level of malnutrition and related problems in the country is high. There is no dearth of schemes but lack of creating synergy and linking the schemes with each other to achieve common goal. NNM through robust convergence mechanism and other components would strive to create the synergy.
