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- Polity & Governance25 Apr 2026
Approximately what was women's representation in the Lok Sabha in 2024?
- A.About 5-7%
- B.About 14-15%
- C.About 25%
- D.Exactly 33%
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Answer: B. About 14-15%
Women's representation in the Lok Sabha hovered around 14-15% in 2024 — below the global average for women in national parliaments (Inter-Parliamentary Union tracks ~26-27% globally). The 106th Amendment Act, 2023 (Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam) once implemented will raise this to 33%.
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Article 243D of the Constitution — providing for one-third reservation for women in Panchayati Raj Institutions — was inserted by which Constitutional Amendment Act?
- A.42nd Amendment Act, 1976
- B.73rd Amendment Act, 1992
- C.74th Amendment Act, 1992
- D.86th Amendment Act, 2002
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Answer: B. 73rd Amendment Act, 1992
Article 243D was inserted by the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992 (which came into force on 24 April 1993). The 73rd Amendment granted constitutional status to Panchayati Raj Institutions and inserted Part IX (Articles 243-243-O). Article 243T (for Urban Local Bodies) was inserted by the parallel 74th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992 (came into force on 1 June 1993).
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The Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam — which provides 33% reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies — is officially known as:
- A.Constitution (102nd Amendment) Act, 2018
- B.Constitution (106th Amendment) Act, 2023
- C.Constitution (108th Amendment) Bill, 2010
- D.Women's Empowerment Act, 2024
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Answer: B. Constitution (106th Amendment) Act, 2023
The Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam is formally the Constitution (106th Amendment) Act, 2023 — passed by Parliament in September 2023. It provides 33% reservation for women in the Lok Sabha, State Legislative Assemblies, and the Legislative Assembly of the NCT of Delhi. Its implementation is contingent on the next Census and a subsequent delimitation exercise.
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The first Vice-Chairman of NITI Aayog (2015-2017) was:
- A.Rajiv Kumar
- B.Bibek Debroy
- C.Arvind Panagariya
- D.Amitabh Kant
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Answer: C. Arvind Panagariya
Arvind Panagariya was the first Vice-Chairman of NITI Aayog, serving from 5 January 2015 to 31 August 2017. He was succeeded by Rajiv Kumar (2017-2022), Suman Bery (2022-2026), and now Ashok Lahiri (2026 incoming). Amitabh Kant was a NITI Aayog CEO (2016-2022), not Vice-Chairman.
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NITI Aayog was established on:
- A.15 August 2014
- B.1 January 2015
- C.26 January 2015
- D.1 April 2015
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Answer: B. 1 January 2015
NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India) was established on 1 January 2015 by an executive resolution of the Union Cabinet — replacing the Planning Commission, which had been in place since 15 March 1950. NITI Aayog was NOT created by an Act of Parliament.
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The Supreme Court grounded reproductive autonomy as a fundamental right under which Article of the Constitution?
- A.Article 14
- B.Article 19(1)(a)
- C.Article 21
- D.Article 32
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Answer: C. Article 21
The Court held that reproductive autonomy is part of personal liberty guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution (Right to Life and Personal Liberty). Article 21 has been expansively interpreted by the SC to include dignity, privacy, and reproductive choice as fundamental rights.
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The incoming Vice-Chairman of NITI Aayog (replacing Suman Bery in 2026) is:
- A.Arvind Subramanian
- B.Krishnamurthy Subramanian
- C.Ashok Lahiri
- D.Sanjeev Sanyal
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Answer: C. Ashok Lahiri
Ashok Lahiri — former Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of India, former head of NIPFP, member of the 15th Finance Commission, and currently a BJP MLA from Balurghat (West Bengal) — is set to be appointed as the new Vice-Chairman of NITI Aayog. Arvind Subramanian and Krishnamurthy Subramanian are former CEAs (different individuals); Sanjeev Sanyal is currently a member of the EAC-PM.
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