Consider the following statements about the Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes of the Parliament of India : 1. Although members of this Committee are elected from both Houses of Parliament, the Chairperson of this Committee is appointed by the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha. 2. Twenty members are elected by the Rajya Sabha and ten members by the Lok Sabha. 3. No Minister, except for the Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment, is eligible to be a member of this Committee. 4. Members are elected for a fixed term of two years from the date they enter their office. Which one of the following conclusions based on the above statements is correct ?
- (a) There are four correct statements.
- (b) There is only one correct statement, that is statement 2.
- (c) There are two correct statements, that include statement 1.
- (d) There is no correct statement. ✓ UPSC's answer
Why the answer is (d)
• The Committee on the Welfare of SCs and STs (est. 1968) has 30 members: 20 elected by the Lok Sabha and 10 by the Rajya Sabha, so statement 2 has the numbers reversed and is wrong.
• Its Chairperson is appointed by the Speaker of the Lok Sabha from among its members, not by the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha — statement 1 is wrong.
• A Minister cannot be a member of the Committee; there is no exception for the Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment — statement 3 is wrong.
• Members hold office for one year, not a fixed two-year term — statement 4 is wrong.
• All four statements are incorrect, so option (d).
Why the other options are wrong
- (a) There are four correct statements.
- None of the four statements is correct.
- (b) There is only one correct statement, that is statement 2.
- Statement 2 is wrong: it is 20 from the Lok Sabha and 10 from the Rajya Sabha.
- (c) There are two correct statements, that include statement 1.
- Statement 1 is wrong: the Speaker, not the Rajya Sabha Chairman, appoints the Chairperson.
Asked in the GS Paper I of the UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2026, held on 24 May 2026. Question and answer key: Union Public Service Commission. Explanation: UPSC Answer Check.