The establishment of the Central Vigilance Commission for advising and guiding Central agencies in the field of vigilance is based on the recommendation of the committee headed by whom?
- (a)Shanta Sinha
- (b)K. Santhanam
- (c)Vibha Parthasarathi
- (d)Justice Ranganath Mishra
Correct — B, K. Santhanam. The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) was set up in 1964 by a Government of India resolution, acting on the recommendations of the Committee on Prevention of Corruption (1962–64) — popularly called the Santhanam Committee after its chairman, K. Santhanam. The CVC was designed as the apex body to advise and guide central government agencies in vigilance matters; it gained statutory backing only later, through the Central Vigilance Commission Act, 2003.
- (a)Shanta Sinha — Known for founding the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) — child-rights work, unconnected to the CVC's origin.
- (c)Vibha Parthasarathi — Associated with the National Commission for Women, not with vigilance/anti-corruption administration.
- (d)Justice Ranganath Mishra — Known as the first Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission (and later chaired the National Commission for Religious and Linguistic Minorities) — a human-rights/minorities background, not the CVC's founding committee.
The CVC is India's apex vigilance body, set up in 1964 on the Santhanam Committee's recommendation to advise and coordinate the vigilance work of central government agencies. It does not itself investigate cases — that is the CBI's job — but exercises superintendence over the Delhi Special Police Establishment's anti-corruption investigations under the Prevention of Corruption Act.
Exams frequently pair a body with its founding-committee name (CVC ↔ Santhanam; Finance Commission ↔ Article 280, etc.). The trap here is picking a plausible-sounding chairperson of a DIFFERENT commission (child rights, women's rights, human rights) rather than the actual anti-corruption committee head.
- CVC set up in 1964 by a Government resolution, on the recommendation of the Committee on Prevention of Corruption (Santhanam Committee, 1962-64)
- Given statutory status only later, via the Central Vigilance Commission Act, 2003
- CVC advises/guides central agencies on vigilance; it does not investigate cases itself
- Exercises superintendence over the CBI's anti-corruption investigations under the Prevention of Corruption Act
- Confusing the CVC (advisory/supervisory vigilance body) with the CBI (the investigating agency)
- Picking a plausible chairperson name from an unrelated commission (child rights/women/human rights) instead of Santhanam
MPPSC/UPSC ask either the founding-committee name (Santhanam Committee) or the CVC's composition/appointment/removal machinery under the CVC Act, 2003.
No directly related past PYQ was found.
- practice — not a real PYQ
The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) was given statutory status by which Act?
- (a)Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988
- (b)Central Vigilance Commission Act, 2003
- (c)Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013
- (d)Right to Information Act, 2005
Answer(b) Central Vigilance Commission Act, 2003 — before this, the CVC functioned only on the strength of a 1964 executive resolution.
- practice — not a real PYQ
The Central Vigilance Commission exercises superintendence over which agency's anti-corruption investigations?
- (a)Enforcement Directorate
- (b)Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)
- (c)National Investigation Agency
- (d)State Police
Answer(b) Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) — specifically over its Delhi Special Police Establishment wing's Prevention of Corruption Act cases.