UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — SC raps panel mandated to protect people from NE States

Question 1

The Bezbaruah Committee was constituted in February 2014 and submitted its report on 11 July 2014. Approximately how many months did the Committee take to prepare and submit its report?

Accepted Answer

About 5 months

Answer

About 9 months

Answer

About 13 months

Answer

About 18 months

Question 2

Which Union Ministry constituted the Bezbaruah Committee and received its report on concerns of persons from the North Eastern States?

Accepted Answer

Ministry of Home Affairs

Answer

Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region

Answer

Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

Answer

Ministry of Minority Affairs

Question 3

Nido Tania, whose death in Delhi triggered the constitution of the Bezbaruah Committee, was a student of which age at the time of the incident?

Accepted Answer

19 years

Answer

17 years

Answer

18 years

Answer

21 years

Question 4

With reference to the measures recommended by the Bezbaruah panel following the Nido Tania incident, consider the following:
1. Creation of a central database of Northeastern people living in metros.
2. Setting up of an autonomous Northeast Centre in New Delhi providing 24/7 assistance.
3. Sensitisation of police personnel.
4. Reservation of seats for Northeastern students in all central universities.
Which of the above is/are correctly identified as recommendations of the panel?

Accepted Answer

1, 2 and 3

Answer

2 and 4 only

Answer

1, 3 and 4

Answer

1, 2, 3 and 4

Question 5

The Supreme Court's ongoing supervision of the executive's implementation of the Bezbaruah Committee report is an exercise of 'continuing mandamus'. In constitutional practice, 'continuing mandamus' means exclusively which one of the following?

Accepted Answer

A writ by which a court retains jurisdiction over a matter and issues periodic directions until the required action is fully implemented

Answer

A one-time order directing a public authority to perform a statutory duty, after which the court becomes functus officio

Answer

A writ questioning the legal authority under which a person holds a public office

Answer

An order permanently transferring the monitoring of a case to an executive tribunal

Question 6

The Bezbaruah Committee submitted its report in 2014, while the Supreme Court criticised the monitoring committee's inaction in 2026. This points to an implementation gap of how many years?

Accepted Answer

12 years

Answer

10 years

Answer

11 years

Answer

13 years

Question 7

Among the institutional measures recommended by the Bezbaruah panel, which one was envisaged as the flagship dedicated institution in New Delhi to assist Northeast-origin persons round the clock?

Accepted Answer

An autonomous Northeast Centre providing 24/7 assistance

Answer

A central database of Northeastern people in metros

Answer

A media guidelines monitoring cell

Answer

A State Level Monitoring Committee

Question 8

Which single agency operationalised a dedicated special unit to help and protect North-Eastern citizens living in the national capital?

Accepted Answer

Delhi Police

Answer

Central Reserve Police Force

Answer

Central Industrial Security Force

Answer

Sashastra Seema Bal

Question 9

Under whose chairmanship was the committee to look into the concerns of persons from the North Eastern States living elsewhere in India constituted?

Accepted Answer

M.P. Bezbaruah, Member, North Eastern Council

Answer

Justice Mukul Mudgal

Answer

Bibek Debroy

Answer

Naresh Chandra

Question 10

Which Ministry informed the Delhi High Court that it was finalising a bill to insert new sections 153C and 509A in the Indian Penal Code to strengthen the legal framework against racial discrimination?

Accepted Answer

Ministry of Home Affairs

Answer

Ministry of Law and Justice

Answer

Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region

Answer

Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

Question 11

Among the provisions the Government proposed to strengthen the law against racial discrimination, which one was the lead new IPC section aimed at acts promoting racial discrimination and prejudicial to human dignity?

Accepted Answer

Section 153C

Answer

Section 509A

Answer

Section 153A

Answer

Section 295A

UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — SC raps panel mandated to protect people from NE States

Q1. The Bezbaruah Committee was constituted in February 2014 and submitted its report on 11 July 2014. Approximately how many months did the Committee take to prepare and submit its report?

Q2. Which Union Ministry constituted the Bezbaruah Committee and received its report on concerns of persons from the North Eastern States?

Q3. Nido Tania, whose death in Delhi triggered the constitution of the Bezbaruah Committee, was a student of which age at the time of the incident?

Q5. The Supreme Court's ongoing supervision of the executive's implementation of the Bezbaruah Committee report is an exercise of 'continuing mandamus'. In constitutional practice, 'continuing mandamus' means exclusively which one of the following?

Q6. The Bezbaruah Committee submitted its report in 2014, while the Supreme Court criticised the monitoring committee's inaction in 2026. This points to an implementation gap of how many years?

Q7. Among the institutional measures recommended by the Bezbaruah panel, which one was envisaged as the flagship dedicated institution in New Delhi to assist Northeast-origin persons round the clock?

Q8. Which single agency operationalised a dedicated special unit to help and protect North-Eastern citizens living in the national capital?

Q9. Under whose chairmanship was the committee to look into the concerns of persons from the North Eastern States living elsewhere in India constituted?

Q10. Which Ministry informed the Delhi High Court that it was finalising a bill to insert new sections 153C and 509A in the Indian Penal Code to strengthen the legal framework against racial discrimination?

Q11. Among the provisions the Government proposed to strengthen the law against racial discrimination, which one was the lead new IPC section aimed at acts promoting racial discrimination and prejudicial to human dignity?