{"id":2043,"date":"2025-11-24T17:12:29","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T17:12:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/?p=2043"},"modified":"2025-11-24T17:12:30","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T17:12:30","slug":"mcqs-based-on-political-science-103","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/?p=2043","title":{"rendered":"MCQs Based On Political Science- (103)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q1. Which Constitutional Amendment led to the bifurcation of the National Commission for SCs and STs into two separate bodies?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">65th Amendment Act, 1990<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">89th Amendment Act, 2003<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">102nd Amendment Act, 2018<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">42nd Amendment Act, 1976<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 2. 89th Amendment Act, 2003. <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> The 89th Constitutional Amendment Act of 2003 separated the National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes into two individual constitutional bodies:<br\/>\n\n-NCSC under Article 338<br\/>\n\n-NCST under Article 338-A<br\/>\nThis change came into effect in 2004.\n<\/p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q2. The National Commission for Scheduled Castes derives its authority from which Article of the Constitution?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Article 338-A<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Article 339<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Article 340<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Article 338<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 4. Article 338. <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Article 338 of the Constitution specifically provides for the establishment of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC).<br\/>\n\n-Article 338-A pertains to the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST).\n<\/p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q3. Which of the following is <em>not<\/em> a function of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Investigating complaints of deprivation of SC rights<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Reviewing safeguards for Scheduled Castes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Advising on socio-economic development of Scheduled Castes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Deciding legal cases involving Scheduled Castes<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 4. Deciding legal cases involving Scheduled Castes. <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> While the NCSC has quasi-judicial powers similar to a civil court, it does not decide legal cases. It investigates, advises, and recommends actions, but it is not a judicial body. Legal disputes are handled by courts of law.\n<\/p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q4. Who appoints the Chairperson and members of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">President of India<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Prime Minister<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Chief Justice of India<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Parliament<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 1. President of India. <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> The Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson, and other members of the NCSC are appointed by the President of India through a warrant under his hand and seal. Their terms and conditions of service are also determined by the President.\n<\/p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q5. Until 2018, the NCSC also had to perform functions related to which other community?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Religious Minorities<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Anglo-Indian Community<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Other Backward Classes (OBCs)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Scheduled Tribes<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 3. Other Backward Classes (OBCs). <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Until the 102nd Constitutional Amendment Act of 2018, the NCSC also had to discharge similar functions with regard to OBCs.\nPost-2018, this responsibility was removed and assigned to the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC).\n<\/p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Q1. Which Constitutional Amendment led to the bifurcation of the National Commission for SCs and STs into two separate bodies? View Answer Correct Option: 2. 89th Amendment Act, 2003. Explanation: The 89th Constitutional Amendment Act of 2003 separated the National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes into two individual constitutional bodies: -NCSC under Article [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[222,21,31,313,314,121,315,20],"class_list":["post-2043","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-political-science","tag-bank-exams","tag-competitive-exams","tag-mcq","tag-national-commission-for-scs","tag-national-commission-for-sts","tag-political-science","tag-scheduled-castes","tag-ssc-cgl"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2043","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2043"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2043\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2051,"href":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2043\/revisions\/2051"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2043"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2043"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2043"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}