Consider the following statements about the Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes of the Parliament o…

Indian Polity ·Previously asked in Union Public Service Commission Civil Services Examination 2026

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Question

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?

  1. A. There are four correct statements.
  2. B. There is only one correct statement, that is statement 2.
  3. C. There are two correct statements, that include statement 1.
  4. D. There is no correct statement. (Correct answer)

Correct Answer

Option D — D

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is Option D.

Key Points

  • there is no correct statement (all four are false).
  • Statement 1 is false: the Chairperson of the Committee on the Welfare of SCs & STs is appointed by the Speaker of the Lok Sabha (the Committee's members are drawn from both Houses, but the Chair is a Lok Sabha member), not the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha.
  • Statement 2 is false: the Committee has 30 members — 20 from the Lok Sabha and 10 from the Rajya Sabha — the statement reverses these numbers.
  • Statement 3 is false: no Minister is eligible to be a member of this Committee — there is no exception for the Minister of Social Justice.
  • Statement 4 is false: members hold office for a term of one year, not two.
  • Since every statement is wrong, there is no correct statement — option D.
  • parliamentary financial/welfare committees typically bar ministers and run on one-year terms, with the Speaker appointing the Chair where Lok Sabha predominates.

Exam Tip

  • the numbers (30 = 20+10) and the one-year term are the facts examiners flip.