Important Committees & Commissions in 2018 PDF January – May for UPSC, NABARD Grade A, RBI Grade B and TNPSC
The following PDF contains important committees formed by government of India and other important organizations in various fields from January – May 2018.
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Question: Which of the following Committees has recently submitted its report on legal issues related to inter country removal & retention of children to Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD). The committee has also submitted draft regulation on International Child Abduction Bill?
Answer: Rajesh Bindal Committee
Question: Defence Planning committee headed by which bureaucrat will guide defence equipment acquisitions to government of India and drive India’s military and security strategy?
Answer: Ajit Doval – National Security Advisor
Question: Which of the following ministries has constituted a 10-member committee to regulate online portals, entertainment sites and media aggregators?
Answer: Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
Question: The 5-member working group constituted by CBDT to examine taxation aspects related to high net worth Individuals who are migrating to other countries is headed by which bureaucrat?
Answer: Pragya Sahay Saxena
Question: Who will be heading the 12-member committee constituted by government of India to review enforcement of Corporate Social Responsibility provisions under Companies Act 2013?
Answer: Manmohan Juneja
Question: Who will be heading the 8-member committee constituted by government of India to look into regulation and development of Fintech sector in India?
Answer: Subhash Chandra Garg
Question: Department of Biotechnology in Ministry of Science and Technology has constituted which of the following committees to investigate matter of illegal cultivation of herbicide tolerant or BG-III cotton in 4 states?
Answer: Field Inspection and Scientific Evaluation Committee
Question: Who is the head of the committee set up by Reserve Bank of India
to look into issues relating to classification of bad loans and rising incidents of frauds in Banking Industry?
Answer: Y H Malegam
Question: Government of India has constituted an inter-ministerial committee to tackle the menace of trafficking head by whom?
Answer: Secretary in Ministry of Women and Child Development
Question: Who is the head of the committee formed by government of India to study Brahmaputra and flood control measures in Assam and nearby states?
Answer: Rajiv Kumar – Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog
Question: Who is the head of the 4-member expert committee constituted by University Grants Commission to perform appraisal of applications to shortlist 20 institutions of eminence?
Answer: N Gopalaswami
Question: Government of India has constituted which Inter-Ministerial Committee to suggest measures to provide more livelihood options in the north east region of the country?
Answer: Committee on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants
Question: Who is the head of the high level committee instituted by government of India which approved an assistance of Rs 6000 Crores for nine states that suffered from natural calamities in 2017-18?
Answer: Minister of Home Affairs – Rajnath Singh
Question: Minister of Defence has constituted a committee on Ministry of Defence Capital Projects to expedite capital acquisition projects for modernization of armed forces?
Answer: Vinay Sheel Oberoi
Question: Which state government has formulated a committee headed by Bharat Bhushan Vyas to study the scope and definition of horticulture in government of India?
Answer: Jammu and Kashmir
Question: Government of India constituted a panel headed by whom for taking a decision on old and pre-existing Port projects which have become unviable?
Answer: Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs – Arun Jaitley
Question: Who is the head of the Inter-Ministerial Government committee formed to recommend changes in existing law of playing of national anthem in cinema halls?
Answer: B R Sharmas
Question: Who is the head of the 14-member committee constituted by Election Commission to suggest ways for social media expansion of elections?
Answer: Umesh Sinha
Question: The sub-committee of Central Advisory Board of Education is headed by whom which has recommended free and compulsory education to girls up to post graduate level in the country?
Answer: Kadiyam Srihari – Deputy Chief Minister of Telangana
Question: The task force constituted on “Establishing a coalition on disaster resilient Infrastructure” by Ministry of Home Affairs has recently submitted its report, who is the head of the task force?
Answer: Preeti Saran
