UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Has an Arbitration Council been constituted?

Question 1

Part IA, which contains the provisions for the establishment of the Arbitration Council of India, was inserted into the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 by which one of the following enactments?

Accepted Answer

The Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Act, 2019

Answer

The Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Act, 2015

Answer

The Commercial Courts Act, 2015

Answer

The Mediation Act, 2023

Question 2

As envisaged under Part IA of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, the Arbitration Council of India is to be constituted as a body consisting of how many members (including the Chairperson)?

Accepted Answer

Seven

Answer

Five

Answer

Nine

Answer

Eleven

Question 3

The High-Level Committee constituted by the Department of Legal Affairs in January 2017 to review the institutionalisation of arbitration mechanism in India — whose recommendations directly led to the 2019 Amendment Act creating the Arbitration Council of India — was chaired by:

Accepted Answer

Justice B.N. Srikrishna

Answer

Justice R.M. Lodha

Answer

Justice A.P. Shah

Answer

Justice T.K. Viswanathan

UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Has an Arbitration Council been constituted?

Q1. Part IA, which contains the provisions for the establishment of the Arbitration Council of India, was inserted into the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 by which one of the following enactments?

Q2. As envisaged under Part IA of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, the Arbitration Council of India is to be constituted as a body consisting of how many members (including the Chairperson)?

Q3. The High-Level Committee constituted by the Department of Legal Affairs in January 2017 to review the institutionalisation of arbitration mechanism in India — whose recommendations directly led to the 2019 Amendment Act creating the Arbitration Council of India — was chaired by: