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 ?

Option (D) — There is no correct statement.

• The Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes consists of 30 members: 20 elected by Lok Sabha and 10 elected by Rajya Sabha (not the reverse as stated in Statement 2).
• The Chairperson of this Committee is appointed by the Speaker of Lok Sabha, not the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha.
• No Minister can be a member of this Committee. There is no exception for the Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment.
• The members of the Committee hold office for a term of one year, not two years.

• 1. The Chairperson is appointed by the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha: Incorrect. The Chairperson is appointed by the Speaker of the Lok Sabha.
• 2. Twenty members are elected by Rajya Sabha and ten by Lok Sabha: Incorrect. It is the reverse: 20 members from Lok Sabha and 10 from Rajya Sabha.
• 3. No Minister except the Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment is eligible: Incorrect. No Minister at all is eligible to be a member of this Committee, without any exception.
• 4. Members are elected for a fixed term of two years: Incorrect. The term is one year, not two years.