Parliamentary committees
Parliamentary committees is a Polity concept from the MPSC syllabus, tested in 4 past MPSC questions across 4 exam years between 2015 and 2023. Below are those real questions with their correct answers and explanations, plus the concepts worth being comfortable with first.
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खालीलपैकी कोणास संसद सभासदांचा 'मित्र, तत्त्वज्ञ व मार्गदर्शक' म्हणून ओळखले जाते ? Who among the following is known as the 'friend, philosopher and guide' of the members of Parliament ?
MPSC's official answer is the Secretary General, the permanent head of each House's secretariat, who advises members on parliamentary procedure, practice and precedents. The same phrase is used for the CAG, but in relation to the Public Accounts Committee, not members of Parliament in general.
'विशेषवाधिकार समिती' संदर्भात खालीलपैकी कोणते विधान बरोबर नाही ? / Which one of the following statements about 'Privilege Committee' is not correct ?
In the Rajya Sabha, the Committee of Privileges has 10 members (not 15) and is chaired by the Deputy Chairperson or a member nominated by the Chairman. Option 3 is incorrect making it the correct choice for this 'not correct' question.
संसदीय राज भाषा समितीचा/चे मुख्य उद्देश्य खालीलपैकी कोणता/ते आहे/त ? Which of the following is/are the main objective/s of Committee of Parliament on Official language ?
(a)अ. संघाच्या (Union) अधिकृत उद्दिष्टांसाठी हिंदी भाषेच्या वापरात झालेल्या प्रगतीचा आढावा घेणे आणि हिंदीचा वापर वाढवण्यासाठी शिफारशी करणे. / A. To review the progress made in the use of Hindi for official purposes of the Union and to make recommendations to increase the use of Hindi.
(b)ब. नवीन घटक राज्यांच्या भाषिक मागण्यांकडे लक्ष देणे आणि त्या संदर्भात सूचना करणे. / B. Looking into the linguistic demands for new States and make suggestions in that regard.
(c)क. धोक्यात आलेल्या भाषा ओळखणे आणि त्यांच्या संरक्षणासाठी शिफारशी करणे. / C. Identify the endangered language and make recommendations to protect and preserve them.
(d)ड. स्थानिक भाषा शिक्षणाचे परीक्षण करणे आणि त्रि-भाषा सूत्राची प्रभावी अंमलबजावणी करण्यासाठी शिफारशी करणे. / D. Examine the vernacular education and make recommendations for effective implementation of the three languages formula.
The Committee of Parliament on Official Language primarily reviews the progress made in the use of Hindi for official purposes of the Union and makes recommendations.
खालीलपैकी कोणत्या समित्यांमध्ये संसदेच्या दोन्हीही सभागृहांच्या प्रतिनिधींचा समावेश असतो ? (a) अनुसूचित जाती व अनुसूचित जमाती यांच्या कल्याणसाठी समिती (b) महिला सबलीकरण समिती (c) कामकाज सल्लागार समिती (d) विशेषाधिकार समिती (e) अंदाज समिती
(a)अनुसूचित जाती व अनुसूचित जमाती यांच्या कल्याणसाठी समिती
(b)महिला सबलीकरण समिती
(c)कामकाज सल्लागार समिती
(d)विशेषाधिकार समिती
(e)अंदाज समिती
Committees on the Welfare of SC/ST and Women Empowerment consist of members from both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, whereas Estimates Committee has only Lok Sabha members, and Business Advisory/Privilege committees are House-specific.