day 9 eci, cag and niti ayog Flashcards

1
Q

new committee deciding the CEC for india?

A

pm
opposition ls leader
cji

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2
Q

ECI article?

A

324 to 329

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3
Q

ECI provides power for ____ of elections

A

superintendence, direction and control of elections

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4
Q

ECI estt on

A

25 jan 1950

republic day se ek din pahle

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5
Q

the man who changed elections in india?

A

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

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6
Q

famous quote of tn seshan

A

good governance is not an accident

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7
Q

constitutionally prescribed conditions for members of ECI

A

none

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8
Q

initially number of members in ECI?

A

single member body

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9
Q

when were two more election commissioners added to ECI

A

october 1989

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10
Q

two additional posts of ECI removed and readded when?

A

jan 1990 abolished
october 1993 reappointed

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11
Q

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

A

equal powers
matter is decided by majority in commission

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12
Q

status, salary and perks of ECs?

A

equivalent to judges of the sc

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13
Q

removal of CEC?

A

impeachment by parliament

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14
Q

removal of other ECs?

A

by president in consultation with the CEC

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15
Q

who appoints regional election commissioners

A

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

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16
Q

debarring of retired election commissioners from further appointment by govt?

A

constitution has not debarred them

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17
Q

grounds of removal of CEC

A

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

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18
Q

who recommends the removal of regional election commissioners

A

same as other ECs i.e. the CEC recommends

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19
Q

ECI articles?

A

324 to 329

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20
Q

which committee recommended barring of reappointment after retirement

A

dinesh goswami committee

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21
Q

mota mota yaad rakhne ko:

functions of eci

A

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

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22
Q

who grants exemptions to persons from disqualifications imposed by judicial decisions

A

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

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23
Q

which type of candidates does the eci has power to disqualify

A

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

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24
Q

president seeks whose advice regd mp and mla disqualification

A

election commissio

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25
Q

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

A

election commission

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26
Q

who assists election commission at state level

A

chief electoral officer

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27
Q

who acts as the district running officer of election commission

A

collector

28
Q

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

A

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

29
Q

cag article

A

148

30
Q

cag is head of which dept

A

indian audit and accounts dept

31
Q

the 4 bulwarks of democratic system of govt in india

A

sc
eci
upsc
cag

32
Q

cag resignation letter to

A

pres

33
Q

manner of removal of cag similar to

A

judge of sc

eci ka bhi ye hi tha

34
Q

eligibility for further office after retirement of cag

A

not eligible

unlike eci, retd cag cannot work in goi or states

35
Q

who prescribes the administrative powers of the cag

A

president after consultation with cag

36
Q

admin expenses of office of cag charged upon?

A

consolidated fund of india

notice pension mention nahi kia hai

37
Q

in which dept pres asks for advice of cag for provisions

A

indianh audit and accounts dept

38
Q

duties and power of cag article

A

149

39
Q

act related to duties and powers of cag

A

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

40
Q

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

A

separate accounts from audit in the central govt

notice: 42nd caa ke time indira gandhi ne hi ye bhi kia

41
Q

article 150?

A

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

42
Q

pres cag report which to parliament article

A

151

43
Q

cag report governer

A

151

same
report pesh karna 151 hai

44
Q

cag certificate article for net proceeds of tax or duty

A

279

finance commission se just pahle wala

45
Q

net proceeds meaning?

A

proceeds of tax or a duty minus the cost of collection

46
Q

when was cag relieved from keeping records of accounts

A

1976
ie departmentalisation of accounts

47
Q

very important

three audit reports to pres by cag

A

appropriation accounts
finance accounts
public undertakings

48
Q

cag is responsible only to

A

parliament

he is an agent of parliament

49
Q

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

A

cag themselves

50
Q

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

A

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

51
Q

niti ayog estt date

A

1 jan 2015

52
Q

functions of niti ayog 4 major categories

A

monitoring and evaluation

foster cooperative federalism

to act as a resource cntre and knowledge hub
design policy and programme framework

53
Q

governing council of niti ayog

A

cms of states and admins of uts

54
Q

max nos of part time members in niti

A

2

these would be scholars from universities and research institutions

55
Q

ex officio members max nos

A

4 ministers from union council of ministers

56
Q

chief executive officer of niti ayog rank similar to?

A

secretary to the govt of india

57
Q

special invitees appointed by?

A

pm for a fixed tenure

tenure pm hi fix kar raha

niti ayog me pm ka role hai sara president ka nahi

58
Q

first cag?

A

v narahari rao 1950-54

59
Q

latest cag?

A

14th girish chandra murmu

60
Q

last 5 cags before 14th cag girish chandra murmu

A

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

61
Q

first cec of india

A

sukumar sen

62
Q

cec india now

A

25th rajiv kumar

63
Q

last 5 cec of india before rajiv kumar

A

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

64
Q

vc of niti ayog?

A

3rd suman berry replacing rajiv kumar

65
Q

ceo of niti ayog

A

bvr subramanyam

66
Q

first vc of niti ayog was?

A

arvind pangadhiya