Consider the following statements about `Press Council of India (PCI)`. 1. The Press Council of India was first constituted in 1966 as an autonomous, statutory, quasi-judicial body. 2. Chairman of PCI is selected by a Committee consisting of the Home mini

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Q: 96 (Current Affairs-NOV/2016)
Consider the following statements about 'Press Council of India (PCI)'.
1. The Press Council of India was first constituted in 1966 as an autonomous, statutory, quasi-judicial body.
2. Chairman of PCI is selected by a Committee consisting of the Home minister, Speaker of Lok Sabha and a person elected by members of the Council from among themselves.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Polity

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0,37,76,37,10,58,8

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{'press council': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'council': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'chairman': [0, 0, 3, 5], 'committee': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'pci': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'lok sabha': [42, 3, 20, 27], 'members': [37, 11, 44, 71], 'home minister': [5, 0, 0, 2], 'india': [8, 1, 7, 13]}