Question Discussion & Solution

The correct answer is All the above.

• Main functions of Rajasthan Finance Cooperation are:
  • To have guaranteed for loans given for Industries.
  • To contribute to share capital.
  • To provide financial assistance from the government to the industries.

Additional Information

• Rajasthan Financial Corporation (RFC) was constituted under a notification of the State Government on 17th January 1955 under the SFCs Act, 1951, for providing long term financial support to tiny, small and medium scale industries in the State of Rajasthan.

The correct answer is option 2, i.e. Education.

86^th Constitutional Amendment Act inserted Education in Fundamental rights of the constitution.

• It made the elementary education a fundamental right and added a new article 21A.
• It declares that the state shall provide compulsory education to all children of the age 6 to 14 years.
• It changed the subject of Article 45 in directive principles that state shall provide early childhood care and education for all children until they reach the age of 6 years.
• It also added a new fundamental duty in Article 51A that it is the duty of every citizen to provide opportunities for education to their children between the age of 6 to 14 years.
• This was amended in the year 2002.
• Right to property was deleted from the fundamental right by the 44^th Constitutional Amendment Act in 1978. Now it is a legal right under Article 300A.
• Right to equality is a fundamental right under article 14 to 18 of the constitution.
• Right to freedom is given from article 19 to 22 in the constitution.

The Correct Answer is 1952.

Key Points

• The community development program
  • It was started in India, just after independence in 1952. Hence, Option 2 is correct.
  • It was a multi-project program with the aim of the overall development of rural people.
  • It also aimed at improving the standard of living of the village people.
  • Through the Community development projects, village people are also given training in administrative activities.
  • The programs of community development are carried out by three basic institutions at the village level: Village panchayat, cooperative societies, village school.
  • The program launched in 1952 was extended to wider areas at the end of the First Five Year plan.
  • The essence of the Community Development Program was Irrigation.
  • The Government of India initiated the development of the community through Community Development Programme (CDP).
  • The Community Development Program was started on 2nd October 1952.
  • The 55 community projects were launched.
  • It was a holistic approach grounded in principles.
  • The five principles of Community Development were
    •  Social Justice
    • Self Determination
    • Empowerment
    • Human Rights
    • Collective Action.

The correct answer is January 2021.

• Rajya Sabha has passed The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2021.
• It will replace Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Ordinance of 2021 which merged the Jammu and Kashmir cadre of the IAS, IPS, and IFS with the Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Mizoram, and Union Territory cadre, also known as AGMUT cadre.
• The President had promulgated the ordinance in January 2021.

The correct answer is Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh.

• Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh were the first states to adopt the Panchayati Raj form of local Government.

Additional Information 

• First Panchayat in Nagaur district of Rajasthan on 2nd October 1959.
• 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act of 1992: The Act added Part IX to the Constitution, “The Panchayats” and also added the Eleventh Schedule which consists of the 29 functional items of the panchayats.
  • Features of Panchayati Raj:
    • Gram Sabha: Gram Sabha is the primary body of the Panchayati Raj system.
    • It is a village assembly consisting of all the registered voters within the area of the panchayat.
    • Three Tier System: village, intermediate and district levels.
    • Election of members and chairperson: The members to all the levels of the Panchayati Raj are elected directly and the chairpersons to the intermediate and the district levels are elected indirectly.
  • Important committees for Panchayati Raj:
    • Balwant Rai Mehta Committee
    • Ashok Mehta Committee
    • G V K Rao Committee
    • L M Singhvi Committee