Polity Practice Quiz 135

Q1.In which year was the Employment of Manual Scavengers and Construction of Dry Latrines (Prohibition) Act passed?

A. 1993 B. 2003 C. 2013 D. 1990

Q2.What did the 1993 law prohibit?

A. Employment of manual scavengers and construction of dry latrines B. Only employment of manual scavengers C. Only construction of dry latrines D. Both manual scavenging and all types of latrines

Q3.In which year did the Safai Karamchari Andolan and others file a PIL in the Supreme Court regarding manual scavenging?

A. 2003 B. 1993 C. 2013 D. 2005

Q4.What did the petitioners complain about in their 2003 PIL?

A. Manual scavenging still existed and continued in government undertakings like railways B. Manual scavenging had been completely eradicated C. The 1993 law was too strict D. Manual scavengers were being paid too much

Q5.What did the Supreme Court observe in its 2005 hearing on the PIL?

A. The number of manual scavengers in India had increased since the 1993 law B. Manual scavenging had been completely eliminated C. The 1993 law was unconstitutional D. The petitioners had no standing

Q6.What did the Supreme Court direct in response to the 2003 PIL?

A. Every department/ministry of union and state governments to verify facts within six months and take time-bound programme for liberation and rehabilitation if manual scavenging exists B. Immediate ban on all dry latrines C. Compensation to all manual scavengers D. Criminal prosecution of offenders

Q7.When did the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act come into force?

A. 6 December 2013 B. 6 December 2003 C. 6 December 1993 D. 6 December 2005

Q8.Which year's Act is referred to by Adivasi activists to defend their right to occupy land that was traditionally theirs?

A. 1989 B. 2006 C. 1976 D. 1992

Q9.According to the Constitution, land belonging to tribal people cannot be sold to or bought by whom?

A. Non-tribal people B. Government agencies C. Foreign companies D. Other tribal people

Q10.What does the Constitution guarantee to tribal people in cases where their land has been sold to non-tribal people?

A. Right to re-possess their land B. Monetary compensation C. Alternative land elsewhere D. Right to vote on land issues

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Polity Practice Quiz 135