Ans: B

Exp: 

Statement 1 is correct: IWAI is the statutory body in charge of the waterways in India. It was constituted under IWAI Act 1985 for the development and regulation of Inland waterways for Shipping and Navigation.

Statement 2 is incorrect:  IWAI’s headquarter is located in Noida, UP. The Authority also has its regional offices at Patna, Kolkata, Guwahati and Kochi and sub-offices at Allahabad, Varanasi, Farakka, Sahibganj, Haldia, Swroopganj, Hemnagar, Dibrugarh, Dhubri, Silchar, Kollam, Bhubaneswar and Vijayawada. 

Statement 3 is correct: Inland Waterways Authority of India carries out feasibility studies and prepares proposals for declaration of other waterways as National Waterways. It also assists States in development of the Inland Waterways Transport (IWT) sector and provides subsidies to IWT operators for acquiring IWT fleets for transportation of cargo and passengers.

Ans: B

Exp:

Statement 1 is correct: National Productivity Council (NPC) is a constituent of the Tokyo-based Asian Productivity Organisation (APO), an Inter-Governmental Body of which the Government of India is a founding member.

Statement 2 is correct: Besides undertaking research in the area of productivity, NPC has been providing consultancy and training services in areas of Industrial Engineering, Agri-Business, Economic Services, Quality Management, Human Resources Management, Information Technology, Technology Management, Energy Management, Environmental Management etc., to the Government and Private sector organisations. 

Statement 3 is incorrect: National Productivity Council of India (NPC), established in the year 1958, is an autonomous organisation under Department for Promotion of Industry & Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India.

Ans: C

Exp:

Statement 1 is correct: The Press Council of India was first set up in 1966 by the Parliament on the recommendations of the First Press Commission under the chairmanship of Justice J.R. Mudholkar. The present council functions under the Press Council Act 1978.

It is a statutory, quasi-judicial body that acts as a watchdog of the Press in India.

The complaint related to publication or non-publication of any matter has to be filed within two months if the complaint is against the editor, news agency and weekly, and within four months in all other cases.

Statement 2 is correct: Every inquiry held by the Press Council of India shall be deemed to be a judicial proceeding under sections 193 and 228 of the Indian Penal Code. The decision of the Press Council of India is final and can’t be appealed before any court of law.

Ans: C

Exp:

Statement 1 is correct: NCDRC is a quasi judicial body established as per the provisions of Consumer Protection Act 1986 under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution. Its head office is in New Delhi. The Commission is headed by a sitting or retired judge of Hon’ble Supreme Court.

• As per the 2019 Act that replaced the 1986 Act, the NCDRC will entertain complaints valued above Rs. 10 Crore. Also the commission has appellate as well as revisional jurisdiction from State Consumer Dispute Redressal Commissions and District forums. The State commissions will entertain cases between Rs. 1 Crore and Rs. 10 Crore. The District forums will look into cases up to Rs. 1 Crore.

Statement 2 is correct: The Consumer Protection Act 1986 provides that any aggrieved person by an order of NCDRC may appeal against the order in the Supreme Court of the country within a period of 30 days.

Ans: C

Exp:

The Governor can remove the State Chief Information Commissioner or any State Information Commissioner from the office under the following circumstances:

(a) if he is adjudged an insolvent

(b) if he has been convicted of an offence which (in the opinion of the Governor)

involves a moral turpitude

(c) if he engages during his term of office in any paid employment outside the duties of his office

(d) if he is (in the opinion of the Governor) unfit to continue in office due to infirmity of mind or body

(e) if he has acquired such financial or other interest as is likely to prejudicially affect his official functions.

In addition to these, the Governor can also remove the State Chief Information Commissioner or any State Information Commissioner on the ground of proved misbehaviour or incapacity. However, in these cases, the Governor has to refer the matter to the Supreme Court for an inquiry.