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National Rural Employment Guarantee Act | Indian Constitution

NREGA ,2005 Launched : 2 Feb 2006 It aims to enhance livelihood security in rural areas by providing at least 100 days of wage employment in a financial year to every household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work NREGA  extended to the State of Jammu and Kashmir with effect from 12 May 2007 In 2 October  2009 renamed as the "Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act", MGNREGA It is to be implemented mainly by gram panchayats Gram Sabha conducts social audit Question 1.MGNREGP came into existence in the year of - 2006  ( HSST MALAYALAM 2018 ) 2. National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 aims to enhance livelihood security in rural areas by - Providing at least 100 days of wage employment in a financial year  ( HSST Political Science 2018 ) 3. The MGNREGA is to be implemented mainly by - Grama Panchayath  ( HSST Junior Commerce 2018 ) 4. How many guaranteed wage employments per financial year were orig

Right to information | Indian Constitution

വിവരാവകാശ നിയമം 2005 october 12  came into force Information given by public information officer Headquarters - August Kranti Bhavan (New Delhi) Started by organisation - Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan (R ajasthan) The Act covers the whole of India except Jammu and Kashmir Application fee 10 rs (BPL category applicant is not required to pay any fee) Information given within 30 days  in normal case Information given within 48 hours if it concerns life or liberty of a person First country to implement the act - Sweden First applicant - Shahid Raza Burney (filed at Pune police station) Number of Schedules -2 Chief Information Commissioner  and Information Commissioners are appointed by the President of India on the recommendation of a committee consisting of — Prime Minister as Chairperson, the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, a Union Cabinet Minister to be nominated by the Prime Minister. To remove difficulties arising in giving effect to the provisi

Human Rights Commission | Indian Constitution

National Human Rights Commission Passed on 1993 september 28 Formed on 1993 october 12 Headquarters : Manav Adhikar Bhawan , New Delhi Known as The "Watchdog of Human Rights in India“ Chairperson and 4 members The Chairperson and other members were appointed and removed by the President Tenure - 5 years or age 70 The Chairperson shall be retired Chief Justice of the Supreme Court The first Chairperson : Justice Ranganatha Mishra First Malayalee Chairperson : Justice K.G. Balakrishnan Kerala State Human Rights Commission Formed on 1998 December 11 Headquarters : Thiruvananthapuram Tenure - 5 years Chairperson and 2 members The Chairperson  shall be retired Chief Justice of  the High Court The Chairperson and other members were appointed by the Governor The Chairperson and other members were removed by the President First Chairperson : Justice M.M. Pareed Pillai Question 1.ദേശീയ മനുഷ്യാവകാശ കമ്മീഷനെ നിയമിക്

Women's Commission | Indian Constitution

National Commission for Women (NCW) Act was passed by the parliament in 1990 Established on   1992 jan 31 Chairperson , 5 members  and a member secretary The Monthly published by National Commission for women is Rashtra Mahila Headquarters is  Nirbhaya Bhavan (New Delhi) The first Chairperson is Jayanti Patnaik Tenure - 3 years or age 65  Kerala Womens Commision Act 1995 Came into force on 1996 march 14 Chairperson and 4 members First chairperson Sugatha Kumari The Monthly published by Kerala Women's Commission is Sthree Sakthi Headquarters - Pattom ,Trivandrum Tenure - 5 years Questions 1.The Chairperson of Kerala State Women’s Commission from 1996 – 2001 was - Sugatha Kumary ( PTHSA  MALAYALAM 2018 ) 2.First Chairperson of National Commission for Woman - Jayanti Patnaik ( Technical Assistant Gr.II , Food Safety Department 2018 ) 3.The National Commission for Women shall consist of - A Chairperson, five othe

Finance Commission | Indian Constitution

Term : 5 years 5 members : Chairman and four other members. Came into being in 1951 Appointed by the president Article 280 Functions as quasi-judicial body Submits report to President Members are eligible for reappointment It was formed to define the financial relations between the central government of India and the state government. Questions 1.ധനകാര്യ കമ്മീഷനെ നിയമിക്കുന്നതാര് - രാഷ്ട്രപതി  ( WOMEN POLICE CONSTABLE NCA 2018 )  2. Which of the followings are correct regarding the Finance Commission of India ? ( HSST Junior-Botany 2018 ) i) It is a quasi-judicial body. ii) It submits its report to the Parliament. iii) The members of the Finance Commission are eligible for reappointment. iv) According to Article 148 of the Constitution, comptroller and Auditor General of India  is an ex-officio member of the Finance Commission Answer : i) and iii) are correct  Previous Next

Election Commission | Indian Constitution

Came into being in 25 january 1950 Constitutional authority responsible for administering election processes. Headquarters : Nirvachan Sadan , New Delhi Term : 6 years 3 members : one Chief Election Commissioner and two Election Commissioners Appointed by President VVPAT -fitted EVM was first used in Goa state (2017) First Chief Election Commissioner of India : Sukumar Sen First woman chief election commissioner : V S . Ramadevi Questions 1.Name of the first Indian state conducted election by using VVPAT Electronic Voting Machine - Goa  ( HSA Mathematics-Tamil 2018 ) 2. The Election Commission of India was formed on - 25th January, 1950  ( Junior Assistant KSFE /KSEB/KSRTC 2018 ) 3. The election commission of India was constituted in the year - 1950  ( Drawing Teacher High School 2018 ) 4. ഇന്ത്യയിൽ മുഖ്യ തെരഞ്ഞെടുപ്പ് കമ്മീഷനെ നിയമിക്കുന്നതാര് - രാഷ്ട്രപതി  ( Reserve Driver NCA -KSRTC 2018 ) Previous Next

Compound Interest

The interest we earn each year is added to  principal Principal goes on changing CI = Amount - Principal Questions 1. Find the compound interest on ₹2,000 for 2 years at 15% per annum compounded annually. ( Civil Police Officer 2018 ) A=P(1 + R/100) N 2000(1 + 15/100) 2 2000(115/100)² 2645 CI=A -P=2645-2000=645 2017 1.  ഹരിയും അനസും ഒരേ തുക 2 വർഷത്തേക്ക് ബാങ്കിൽ നിക്ഷേപിച്ചു. ഹരി 10% സാധാരണ പലിശയ്ക്കും, അനസ് 10% കൂട്ടുപലിശയ്ക്കും. കാലാവധി പൂർത്തിയായപ്പോൾ അനസിന്  100 രൂപ കൂടുതൽ കിട്ടിയെങ്കിൽ എത്ര രൂപ വീതമാണ് നിക്ഷേപിച്ചത് ?   (LDC 2017) R= 10%, N = 2 ,  A for Anas (CI)= A for Hari(SI) + 100 P(1 + R/100) N = P(1+NR/100)  +100 P(1+0.1) 2 = P(1+0.2)+100 P= Rs 10,000  Previous   Next

Important Age Limits | Indian Constitution

Minimum age for election to the post of President - 35 yrs Minimum age for election to the post of Vice-President - 35 yrs Minimum age for election to the post of Governor - 35 yrs Minimum age for election as MP (Rajya Sabha) - 30 yrs Minimum age for election as MP (Lok Sabha) - 25 yrs Minimum age for election as MLA - 25 yrs Minimum age for election to the post of Chief minister - 25 yrs Minimum age for election to the post of Prime minister - 25 yrs Minimum age for election as a member of a Panchayat - 21 yrs Minimum age for election as a member of a Municipality - 21 yrs Upper age limit for appointment as a judge of Supreme Court - 65 yrs Upper age limit for appointment as a judge of High court - 62 yrs Minimum age limit for employment in a factory - 14 yrs Minimum age for registration as a voter -18 yrs Age between which education has been made a fundamental right - 6 to 14 yrs Question 1. What is the retirement age of the S