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 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?
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Correct answer: D. There is no correct statement
All four are wrong. The Committee is constituted by the Speaker of the Lok Sabha (not the Rajya Sabha Chairman); it has 20 members from the Lok Sabha and 10 from the Rajya Sabha (not the reverse); no Minister can be a member (there is no exception for the Social Justice Minister); and its term is one year, not two. Hence there is no correct statement — option (d).
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