A. NATIONAI HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION

Serial Name Number	Tenure
1. Justice Ranganath Misra	1993 - 1996
2. Justice M.N. Venkatachaliah	1996 - 1999
3. Justice J.S. Verma	1999 - 2003
4. Justice A.S. Anand	2003 - 2006
5. Justice Shivaraj V. Patil	2006 - 2007
6. Justice S. Rajendra Babu	2007 - 2009
7. Justice Govind Prasad Mathur	2009 - 2010
8. Justice K.G. Balakrishnan	2010 - 2015
9. Justice Cyrial Joseph	2015 - 2016
10. Justice H.L. Datt	2016 - till date

B. NATIONAI COMMISSION FOR WOMEN

Serial Name Number	Tenure
1. Jayanti Patnaik	1992 - 1995
2. Dr. V. Mohini Giri	1995 - 1998
3. Vibha Parthasarathi	1999 - 2002
4. Dr. Poornima Advani	2002 - 2005
5. Dr. Girija Vyas	2005 - 2008
6. Dr. Girija Vyas	2008 - 2011
7. Mamta Sharma	2011 - 2014
8. Lalitha Kumaramangalam	2014 - 2017
9. Rekha Sharma	2018 - till date

C. NATIONAI COMMISSION FOR PROTECTION OF CHILD RIGHTS

Serial Name Number	Tenure
1. Dr. Shantha Sinha	2007 - 2010
2. Dr. Shantha Sinha	2010 - 2013
3. Kushal Singh	2013 - 2014
4. Stuti Narain Kacker	2015 - 2018
5. Priyank Kanoongo	2018 - till date

D. NATIONAI COMMISSION FOR BACKWARD CLASSES

Serial Name Number	Tenure
1. Justice R.N. Prasad	1993 - 1996
2. Justice Shyam Sunder	1997 - 2000
3. Justice B.L. Yadav	2000 - 2002
4. Justice Ram Surat Singh	2002 - 2005
5. Justice S. Ratnavel Pandian	2006 - 2009
6. Justice M.N. Rao	2010 - 2013
7. Justice V. Eswaraiah	2013 - 2016
8. Dr. Bhagwan Lal Sahni	2016 - till date

E. NATIONAI COMMISSION FOR MINORITIES

Serial Name Number	Tenure
1. Justice Mohammad Sardar Ali Khan	1993 - 1996
2. Prof. Tahir Mohammad	1996 - 1999
3. Justice Mohammed Shamim	2000 - 2003
4. Tarlochan Singh	2003 - 2006
5. Mohammad Hamid Ansari	2006 - 2007
6. Mohammad Shafi Qureshi	2007 - 2010
7. Wajahat Habibullah	2011 - 2014
8. Naseem Ahmad	2014 - 2017
9. Syed Ghayorul Hasan Rizvi	2017 - till date

F. ERSTWHILE NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR SCS AND STS (COMBINED)

Serial Name Number	Tenure
1. S.H. Ramdhan	1992 - 1995
2. H. Hanumanthappa	1995 - 1998
3. Dileep Singh Bhuria	1998 - 2002
4. Vijay Sonkar Shastri	2002 - 2004

G. NATIONAI COMMISSION FOR SCS

Serial Name Number	Tenure
1. Suraj Bhan	2004 - 2006
2. Buta Singh	2007 - 2010
3. P.L. Punia	2010 - 2013
4. P.L. Punia	2013 - 2016
5. Ram Shankar Katheria	2017 - till date

H. NATIONAI COMMISSION FOR STS

Serial Name Number	Tenure
1. Kunwar Singh	2004 - 2007
2. Urmila Singh	2007 - 2010
3. Rameshwar Oraon	2010 - 2013
4. Rameshwar Oraon	2013 - 2016
5. Nand Kumar Sai	2017 - till date

Appendix VII UPSC Questions on Indian Polity (General Studies— Prelims 2010- 2019)‌

2010 TEST PAPER

1. With reference to the Constitution of India, consider the following:

1. Fundamental Rights

2. Fundamental Duties

3. Directive Principles of State Policy

Which of the above provisions of the Constitution of India is/are fulfilled by the National Social Assistance Programme launched by the Government of India?

(a) 1 only

(b) 3 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3

2. Consider the following statements:

The Supreme Court of India tenders advice to the President of India on matters of law or fact

1. on its own initiative (on any matter of larger public interest).

2. if he seeks such an advice.

3. only if the matters relate to the Fundamental Rights of the citizens.

Which of the statements given above is/ are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(d) 1 and 2

3. With reference to Lok Adalats, which of the following statements is correct?

(a) Lok Adalats have the jurisdiction to settle the matters at pre-litigative stage and not those matters pending before any court

(b) Lok Adalats can deal with matters which are civil and not criminal in nature

(d) None of the statements given above is correct

4. The "Instrument of Instructions” contained in the Government of India Act 1935 have been incorporated in the Constitution of India in the year 1950 as

(a) Fundamental Rights

(b) Directive Principles of State Policy

(d) Conduct of business of the Government of India

5. Who of the following shall cause every recommendation made by the Finance Commission to be laid before each House of Parliament?

(a) The President of India

(b) The Speaker of Lok Sabha

(d) The Union Finance Minister

6. Which one of the following is responsible for the preparation and presentation of Union Budget to the Parliament?

(a) Department of Revenue

(b) Department of Economic Affairs

(d) Department of Expenditure

7. With reference to the National Rehabilitation and Resettlement Policy, 2007, consider the following statements:

1. This policy is applicable only to the persons affected by the acquisition of land for projects and not to the involuntary displacement due to any other reason.

2. This policy has been formulated by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.

Which of the statements given above is/ are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

8. With reference to the Consumer Disputes Redressal at district level in India, which one of the following statements is not correct?

(a) A State Government can establish more than one District Forum in a district if it deems fit

(b) One of the members of the District Forum shall be a woman.

(d) A complaint in relation to any goods sold or any service provided may be filed with a District Forum by the State Government as a representative of the interests of the consumers in general

9. Which one of the following authorities makes recommendation to the Governor of a State as to the principles for determining the taxes and duties which may be appropriated by the Panchayats in that particular State?

(a) District Planning Committees

(b) State Finance Commission

(d) Panchayati Raj Ministry of that State

10. Consider the following statements:

In India, taxes on transactions in Stock Exchanges and Futures Markets are

1. levied by the Union

2. collected by the States

Which of the statements given above is/ are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

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