UPSC CSE 2026 · PYQ · Parliamentary Committees / Welfare of SC and ST · hard
Consider the following statements about the Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes of the Parliament of India : 1. Although members of this Committee are elected from both Houses of Parliament, the Chairperson of this Committee is appointed by the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha. 2. Twenty members are elected by the Rajya Sabha and ten members by the Lok Sabha. 3. No Minister, except for the Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment, is eligible to be a member of this Committee. 4. Members are elected for a fixed term of two years from the date they enter their office. Which one of the following conclusions based on the above statements is correct ?
A.There are four correct statements.
B.There is only one correct statement, that is statement 2.
C.There are two correct statements, that include statement 1.
D.There is no correct statement.✓ Correct
Explanation
Statement 1 is incorrect: The Chairperson of the Committee on the Welfare of SCs and STs is appointed by the Speaker of the Lok Sabha (not by the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha), and the Chairperson is from amongst its members. Statement 2 is incorrect: The Committee has 30 members — 20 elected by the Lok Sabha and 10 by the Rajya Sabha (reversed in the statement). Statement 3 is incorrect: No Minister at all can be a member of this Committee (no exception is made for the Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment). Statement 4 is incorrect: The term of office of members is one year, not two years. Hence, none of the statements is correct.
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